Copyleft-the economics of Linux and other open source software

Information Economics and Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 99-121

  Mustonen, Mikko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Copyleft; Linux; Open source software; Property rights

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COSTS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

COPYLEFT PROGRAMS;

COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS;

OCCUPATION; PROPERTY RIGHTS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0037353942     PISSN: 01676245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6245(02)00090-2     Document Type: Article

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