Organization in Open Source Communities

At the Crossroads of the Gift and Market Economies

Nonfiction, Computers, Advanced Computing, Information Technology, Internet, Electronic Commerce, Business & Finance
Cover of the book Organization in Open Source Communities by Evangelia Berdou, Taylor and Francis
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Author: Evangelia Berdou ISBN: 9781136973246
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: October 4, 2010
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Evangelia Berdou
ISBN: 9781136973246
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: October 4, 2010
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This book contributes new insights into the organization of free/open source (F/OS) software communities by examining the links between learning, division of labour and commercialization, demonstrating the need for a synthesis of work on both community organization and cooperation to understand F/OS community dynamics. These aspects are examined in the light of detailed case studies of the GNOME and KDE projects. This book offers an innovative theoretical framework, a critical assessment of various methodologies for examining the organisation of F/OS communities, and a typology of commercial involvement in F/OS.  The analysis reveals the diversity and evolution of F/OS communities and their connections with other socio-economic networks and institutional practices. The insights afforded by the book have implications for future research and the design and implementation of open source efforts.

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This book contributes new insights into the organization of free/open source (F/OS) software communities by examining the links between learning, division of labour and commercialization, demonstrating the need for a synthesis of work on both community organization and cooperation to understand F/OS community dynamics. These aspects are examined in the light of detailed case studies of the GNOME and KDE projects. This book offers an innovative theoretical framework, a critical assessment of various methodologies for examining the organisation of F/OS communities, and a typology of commercial involvement in F/OS.  The analysis reveals the diversity and evolution of F/OS communities and their connections with other socio-economic networks and institutional practices. The insights afforded by the book have implications for future research and the design and implementation of open source efforts.

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