Why open source software can succeed

Research Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1243-1258

  Bonaccorsi, Andrea ^a   Rossi, Cristina ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Network externality; Open Source

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); ECONOMICS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; MOTIVATION;

OPEN SOFTWARE;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0037696884     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(03)00051-9     Document Type: Article

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