Our Study in Perspective
Our Study in Perspective
This book has investigated the factors that lead some open-source software (OSS) commons to continued success and others to abandonment using data sets on SourceForge.net. By identifying these factors, it hoped to better explain not only OSS commons but also the power of openness, collaboration on the Internet, and collective action. The book explored motivations for participating in OSS development, the role of face-to-face meetings and social capital, group size involving the end user community, OSS institutions, open-content collaborations, marketing and open content, and politics and economics.
Keywords: open-source software, OSS commons, success, abandonment, SourceForge.net, openness, collaboration, collective action, OSS institutions, open content
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