Standardization and Other Coordination Mechanisms in Open Source Software

International Journal of IT Standards and Standardization Research (IJITSR)

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 1-17

  Egyedi, Tineke M ^a   Van Wendel de Joode, Ruben ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Apache; bandwagon mechanism; compatibility strategies; coordination; coordination by authority; CVS; externalities; IPR; Java; Linux; market coordination; open source software; operational coordination; OSS communities; regulatory coordination; standardization

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001754517     PISSN: 15393062     EISSN: 15393054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jitsr.2004070101     Document Type: Article

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