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Open Source if and only if its distribution terms [i.e. the license] comply with the set of criteria defined by the Open … license choice and project characteristics (Lerner and Tirole, 2002a), at present we are not aware of surveys that collect … shortcoming. We examine the license choice of the firms that supply Open Source products and services and relate it to their …
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Open source software (OSS) is a public good. A self-interested individual would consider providing such software, if the benefits he gained from having it justified the cost of programming. Nevertheless each agent is tempted to free ride and wait for others to develop the software instead. This...
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Recently the software industry has experienced fundamental changes in market structure through the entry of open source competitors, e.g. Linux's entry into the operating systems market. In a simple model we examine the effects of such a change in market structure from monopoly to duopoly under...
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Job-Market signaling is ranked high among the explanations why individuals engage voluntarily in OSS projects. If true, signaling implies the existence of a wage premium for OSS engagement. However, due to a lack of data this issue has not been tested previously. Based on a novel data set...
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