The Future of Open Source. In: Wynants, M. & J. Cornelis (eds.) How Open is the Future? VUB Brussels University Press, pp. 429-59.

Open source has seen phenomenal growth in recent years. In many ways, it has been a great success story. Yet it is interesting to study the conditions that would enable the open-source movement to remain viable and thrive also in the future. This chapter explores the driving forces behind the open source model and its constraints, discussing both the factors likely to promote the continuous growth of the open-source movement and those that could lead to its downfall.