The Economic Motivation of Open Source Software: Stakeholder Perspectives.

The article discusses open source software. Analysts say the advent of open source software has produced lower software costs for consumers. They say companies should use more open source software to grow their user communities and build a system around their products and services. Open source softw...

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Published in:	Computer (00189162) Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 25 - 33
Main Author:	Riehle, Dirk
Format:	Article
Published:	IEEE Apr2007
Subjects:	Open source software Freeware (Computer software) Intellectual cooperation Source code Computer software Business software Computer software industry
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost