The Economics of Open Source Software: A Survey of the Early Literature

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Title	The Economics of Open Source Software: A Survey of the Early Literature
Publication Type	Journal Article
Year of Publication	2002
Authors	Schiff, A
Secondary Title	Review of Network Economics
Volume	1
Number	1
Date Published	03/2002
Keywords	business, commercial software, incentives, MOTIVATION
Abstract	This paper reviews the recent literature on the economics of open source software. Two different sets of issues are addressed. The first looks at the incentives of programmers to participate in open source projects. The second considers the business models used by profit-making firms in the open source industry, and the effects on existing closed source firms. Some possible future research directions are also given.
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