For many applications, open source software (OSS) can offer a high-quality alternative to proprietary software (e … adopters? This paper examines whether public subsidies towards open source software is socially desirable and how the extent of … compatibility between open source software and proprietary software can influence the amount of subsidies. We consider a mixed …

Excerpt: Worldwide, governments are growingly focusing on free and open source software (FOSS) as a move toward …

Source software, information systems infrastructures - by default - are build-up from scratch by using proprietary software … public institutions are no exception. Mainly caused by the lack of available knowledge and competencies with regard to Open …

The creation of free and open source software (FOSS) through social networks has been celebrated as one of the most …

technology. Using free and open source software as an example, we develop a model where this phenomenon is confronted with …

between two IPR regimes: open source software (OSS) or closed source software (CSS). The share of new firms with an OSS …

The focus of existing open source software (OSS) research has been on how and why individuals and firms add to the …