Economies of Linux Adoption in Developing Countries

IEEE Software

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 74-81

  Kshetri, Nir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; OPEN SYSTEMS;

LINUX OPERATING SYSTEM; OPEN SOURCE OPERATING SYSTEMS;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0742321092     PISSN: 07407459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MS.2004.1259224     Document Type: Review

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