%0 Generic %D 2008 %T How Do Firms Make Use of Open Source Communities? %A Linus Dahlander %A M Magnusson %K case study %K cendio %K email %K mailing list %K mysql %K roxen %K secondary data %K sot %X Relying on four in-depth case studies of firms involved with open source software, we investigate how firms make use of open source communities, and how that use is associated with their business models. Three themes - accessing, aligning and assimilating -are inductively developed for how the firms relate to the external knowledge created in the communities. For each theme, we make an argument about the tactics associated with each theme and their positive and negative consequences. The findings are related to the literature on the open and distributed nature of innovation, and various theoretical and managerial implications are discussed. %B Long Range Planning %V 41 %P 629-649 %8 Dec %G eng %U http://www.acm.jhu.edu/~paulproteus/tmp/sdarticle.pdf %> https://flosshub.org/sites/flosshub.org/files/dahlandermagnusson2008.pdf %0 Journal Article %J Science Studies %D 2008 %T The Material and Social Dynamics of Motivation: Contributions to Open Source Language Technology Development %A Stephanie Freeman %K contributions %K developers %K email %K email archives %K mailing list %K MOTIVATION %K openoffice %K openoffice.org %K secondary data %K Volunteers %X Volunteer motivation has been a central theme in Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS) literature. This research has been largely dominated by economists who rely in their surveys on the distinction between intrinsic and extrinsic motivations and the "hacker ethic" for profit juxtaposition. The paper argues that survey-based analytical frameworks and research designs have led to a focus on some motivational attributions at the expense of others. It then presents a case study that explores dynamic, non individualistic and content-sensitive aspects of motivations. The approach is based on socio-cultural psychology and the author's observations of a hybrid firm-community FLOSS project, OpenOffice.org. Instead of separating intrinsic motivations from extrinsic ones, it is argued that complex and changing patterns of motivations are tied to changing objects and personal histories prior to and during participation. The boundary between work and hobby in an individual's participation path is blurred and shifting. %B Science Studies %G eng %> https://flosshub.org/sites/flosshub.org/files/Freeman.pdf