Mobilization of software developers: The free software movement

Information Technology & People

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 4-33

  Elliott, Margaret S ^a   Scacchi, Walt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer software; Product development; Public domain software; Worldwide web

Indexed keywords

EID: 40249094644     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593840810860315     Document Type: Article

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