Special issue on open source software development
Research PolicyPublished 25 April 2003
Georg von Krogh, Eric von Hippel
Citations232
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In this introduction to the special issue of Research Policy, a general history and description of open source software and open sourceSoftware development processes is provided, plus an overview of the articles.
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This special issue of Research Policy is dedicated to new research on the phenomenon of open source software development. Open Source, because of its novel modes of operation and robust functioning in the marketplace, poses novel and fundamental questions for researchers in many fields, ranging from the economics of innovation to the principles by which productive work can best be organized. In this introduction to the special issue, we provide a general history and description of open source software and open source software development processes, plus an overview of the articles.
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