scholarly journals Free/Open Source Software Adoption, Public Policies and Development Indicators: An International Comparison

2007 ◽  
pp. 331-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harald Schmidbauer ◽  
Mehmet Gençer ◽  
Vehbi Sinan Tunalıo_lu
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
International Comparison ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Software Adoption ◽  
Free Open Source Software ◽  
Free Open Source

On the Role of Public Policies Supporting Free/Open Source Software

2009 ◽  
pp. 66-81
Author(s):  
Stefano Comino ◽  
Fabio M. Manenti ◽  
Alessandro Rossi
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Level Playing Field ◽  
Playing Field ◽  
Free Open Source Software ◽  
Policy Interventions ◽  
Software Markets ◽  
Free Open Source

Governments’ interest in free/open source software is steadily increasing. Several policies aimed at supporting free/open source software have been taken or are currently under discussion all around the world. In this chapter, we review the basic (economic) rationales for such policy interventions and we present some summary statistics on policies taken within the European countries. We claim that in order to evaluate correctly the consequences of such interventions one has to consider both the role and the administrative level at which such decisions are taken as well as the typology of software that is involved. Moreover, we argue that the level playing field cannot be taken for granted in software markets. Therefore, non-intrusive public policies that currently prevail at the European level in terms, for instance, of the promotion of open standards or in terms of campaigns aimed at informing IT decision-makers, are likely to be welfare enhancing.

On the Role of Public Policies Supporting Free/Open Source Software

2011 ◽  
pp. 412-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefano Comino ◽  
Fabio M. Manenti
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Level Playing Field ◽  
Playing Field ◽  
Free Open Source Software ◽  
Policy Interventions ◽  
Software Markets ◽  
Free Open Source

Governments’ interest in free/open source software is steadily increasing. Several policies aimed at supporting free/open source software have been taken or are currently under discussion all around the world. In this chapter, we review the basic (economic) rationales for such policy interventions and we present some summary statistics on policies taken within the European countries. We claim that in order to evaluate correctly the consequences of such interventions one has to consider both the role and the administrative level at which such decisions are taken as well as the typology of software that is involved. Moreover, we argue that the level playing field cannot be taken for granted in software markets. Therefore, non-intrusive public policies that currently prevail at the European level in terms, for instance, of the promotion of open standards or in terms of campaigns aimed at informing IT decision-makers, are likely to be welfare enhancing.

scholarly journals SENTIMENT ANALYSIS OF FREE/OPEN SOURCE DEVELOPERS: PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FROM A CASE STUDY

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Athanasios-Ilias Rousinopoulos ◽  
Gregorio Robles ◽  
Jesús M. González-Barahona
Keyword(s):  
Sentiment Analysis ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Free Open Source Software ◽  
Free Open Source

O desenvolvimento de software é uma atividade intensive em esforço humano. Assim, a forma como os desenvolvedores encaram suas tarefas é de suam importância. Em um ambiente como o usual em projetos de FOSS (free/open source software) em que profissionais (desenvolvedores pagos) compartilham os esforços de desenvolvimento com voluntários, a moral da comunidade de desenvolvedores e usuários é fundamental. Neste artigo, apresentamos uma análise preliminary utilizando técnicas de análise de sentimentos realizada em um projeto de FOSS. Para isso, executamos a mineração da lista de endereços eletrônicos de um projeto e aplicamos as técnicas propostas aos participantes mais relevantes. Embora a aplicação seja limitada, no momento atual, experamos que essa experiência possa ser benéfica no future para determiner situações que possam afetar os desenvolvedores ou o projeto, tais como baixa produtividade, abandono do projeto ou bifurcação do projeto, entre outras.

scholarly journals CACTI: Free, Open-Source Software for the Sequential Coding of Behavioral Interactions

PLoS ONE ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. e39740 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa H. Glynn ◽  
Kevin A. Hallgren ◽  
Jon M. Houck ◽  
Theresa B. Moyers
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Behavioral Interactions ◽  
Free Open Source Software ◽  
Free Open Source

E-Government Services in India

2015 ◽  
pp. 117-126
Author(s):  
Santhosh Menon ◽  
Jaspreet Singh Sethi
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Government Services ◽  
Free Open Source Software ◽  
The Government ◽  
International Standards Organization ◽  
Free Open Source

The study will focus on technological components of the Indian Aadhaar program which tries to give every resident of the country a digital ID. The paper provides the architectural and implementation features of the program. Aadhaar program is only 40% implemented to date as mandated by the Government of India. Aadhaar is mostly based on Free Open Source Software (FOSS) and its processes are International Standards Organization (ISO) compliant. The paper would do a critical analysis of the architectures of the ID programs.

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