@proceedings {1896, title = {Addressing Lock-in, Interoperability, and Long-Term Maintenance Challenges Through Open Source: How Can Companies Strategically Use Open Source?}, volume = {496}, year = {2017}, month = {05/2017}, pages = {80-88}, publisher = {Springer}, abstract = {This industry paper reports on how strategic use of open source in company contexts can provide effective support for addressing the fundamental challenges of lock-in, interoperability, and longevity of software and associated digital assets. The fundamental challenges and an overview of an ongoing collaborative research project are presented. Through a conceptual model for open source usage in company contexts we characterise how companies engage with open source and elaborate on how the fundamental challenges can be effectively addressed through open source usage in company contexts. }, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-57735-7_9}, url = {https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-57735-7_9}, author = {Lundell, Bj{\"o}rn and Gamalielsson, Jonas and Stefan Tengblad and Bahram Hooshyar Yousefi and Thomas Fischer and Gert Johansson and Bengt Rodung and Mattsson, Anders and Johan Oppmark and Gustavsson, Tomas and Feist, Jonas and Stefan Landemoo and Erik L{\"o}nroth} }