The importance of external support in the adoption of open source server software

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

Volumn 299, Issue , 2009, Pages 116-128

  Ven, Kris ^a   Verelst, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adoption; Assimilation; External support; Knowledge; Open source software; OSS community

Indexed keywords

OPEN SYSTEMS;

ADOPTION; ADOPTION PROCESS; ASSIMILATION; KNOWLEDGE; OSS COMMUNITY; PROFESSIONAL SUPPORTS; QUALITATIVE STUDY; SERVER SOFTWARES;

OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE;

EID: 84944182456     PISSN: 18684238     EISSN: 1868422X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-02032-2_12     Document Type: Conference Paper

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