Curious exceptions? Open source software and "open" technology

Handbook of Research on Open Source Software: Technological, Economic, and Social Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 227-239

  Nuvolari, Alessandro ^a   Rullani, Francesco ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

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EID: 71649088651     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-999-1.ch018     Document Type: Chapter

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