Open source software: Motivation and restrictive licensing

International Economics and Economic Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 209-225

  Fershtman, Chaim ^a   Gandal, Neil ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Intrinsic motivation; Open source software; Professional status; Restrictive licenses; Signaling

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548246461     PISSN: 16124804     EISSN: 16124812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10368-007-0086-4     Document Type: Article

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