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Adopting Open Source SoftwareA Practical Guide$
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Adopting Open Source Software: A Practical Guide

Brian Fitzgerald, Jay P. Kesan, Barbara Russo, Maha Shaikh, and Giancarlo Succi

Print publication date: 2011

Print ISBN-13: 9780262516358

Published to MIT Press Scholarship Online: August 2013

DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/9780262516358.001.0001

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Background and Definitions

Background and Definitions

Chapter:
(p.1) 1 Background and Definitions
Source:
Adopting Open Source Software
Author(s):

Brian Fitzgerald

Jay P. Kesan

Barbara Russo

Maha Shaikh

Giancarlo Succi

Publisher:
The MIT Press
DOI:10.7551/mitpress/9780262516358.003.0002

This chapter provides an introduction to the basic terminology related to the adoption of open source software (OSS), which include proprietary software, proprietary data standards, and open data standards. It also provides a brief history of open source and its evolution, cites major references that can be consulted for additional information, and summarizes OSS products which will be considered in the book.

Keywords:   adoption of OSS, proprietary software, proprietary data standards, open data standards, OSS products

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