Challenges and strategies in the use of Open Source Software by Independent Software Vendors

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 991-1002

  Ven, Kris ^a   Mannaert, Herwig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Contributing; Independent Software Vendor; Open Source Software

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; OPEN SYSTEMS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

INDEPENDENT SOFTWARE VENDORS; OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 44649110865     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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