Free Software and Open Source Business Models

2008 ◽  
pp. 21-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnulf Christl
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Free Software

Les business models des sociétés de services actives dans le secteur Open Source

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivier Lisein ◽  
François Pichault ◽  
James Desmecht
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Business Models

Developing Business Model with Open Source Enterprise Resource Planning

2013 ◽  
pp. 52-63
Author(s):  
Swanand J. Deodhar ◽  
Kulbhushan C. Saxena ◽  
Rajen K. Gupta ◽  
Mikko Ruohonen
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Business Applications ◽  
Business Application ◽  
Erp Software ◽  
Software Licensing

Open source approach to software development has been used to develop the so-called ‘horizontal infrastructure’ software such as databases and application servers. However, there is an increasing acceptance of open source approach for developing business applications like enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. Indeed, organizations are building business models around ERP and similar business application developed using open source. In this chapter, the authors analyze the business model of one such open source ERP and explain increasing importance of software licensing and partner networks in FOS-ERP business models.

Learning Software Industry Practices with Open Source and Free Software Tools

2015 ◽  
pp. 997-1012
Author(s):  
Jagadeesh Nandigam ◽  
Venkat N Gudivada
Keyword(s):  
Software Engineering ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Software Metrics ◽  
Software Industry ◽  
Engineering Ethics ◽  
Software Tools ◽  
Free Software ◽  
Incremental Development ◽  
Standards Compliance ◽  
Learning Software

This chapter describes a pragmatic approach to using open source and free software tools as valuable resources to affect learning of software industry practices using iterative and incremental development methods. The authors discuss how the above resources are used in teaching undergraduate Software Engineering (SE) courses. More specifically, they illustrate iterative and incremental development, documenting software requirements, version control and source code management, coding standards compliance, design visualization, software testing, software metrics, release deliverables, software engineering ethics, and professional practices. The authors also present how they positioned the activities of this course to qualify it for writing intensive designation. End of semester course evaluations and anecdotal evidence indicate that the proposed approach is effective in educating students in software industry practices.

Open Source

2019 ◽  
pp. 1067-1075
Author(s):  
Heidi Lee Schnackenberg
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Operating Systems ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Free Software ◽  
Free Products

The phrase “open source” is not something often heard in everyday conversation. However, the idea of downloadable, free software, particularly mobile applications, or “apps,” has become quite commonplace. Individuals often download free products, grateful that they are available and will potentially work well, without thinking where they originate or why they even exist. Not so long ago, most things associated with computers available to the general population came at a cost and were available from only a few vendors. This is no longer the case thanks to the ever-increasing availability and popularity of open source software, operating systems, and applications.

The Social Production of Ethics in Debian and Free Software Communities

2005 ◽  
pp. 273-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.G. Coleman ◽  
Benjamin Hill
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Free Software ◽  
Social Production ◽  
Software Projects ◽  
Collaborative Development ◽  
Software Licenses ◽  
The Social ◽  
Volunteer Labor ◽  
Ethnographic Analysis

This chapter examines the way that participation in Free software projects increases commitments to information freedom among participants. With the Debian project as its core case study, it argues that in Free and Open Source software communities, ethics are reinforced through the sustained collaborative development of code and discussions and decisions around Free software licenses and project policy. In the final section, the chapter draws on the ethnographic analysis of ethical cultivation in Debian to describe a model of ethical volunteerism based on institutional independence, volunteer labor, and networks of trust that is applicable to a range of vocations.

Developing Business Model with Open Source Enterprise Resource Planning

2012 ◽  
pp. 72-83
Author(s):  
Swanand J. Deodhar ◽  
Kulbhushan C. Saxena ◽  
Rajen K. Gupta ◽  
Mikko Ruohonen
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Business Applications ◽  
Business Application ◽  
Erp Software ◽  
Software Licensing

Open source approach to software development has been used to develop the so-called ‘horizontal infrastructure’ software such as databases and application servers. However, there is an increasing acceptance of open source approach for developing business applications like enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. Indeed, organizations are building business models around ERP and similar business application developed using open source. In this chapter, the authors analyze the business model of one such open source ERP and explain increasing importance of software licensing and partner networks in FOS-ERP business models.

Open Source – Collaborative Innovation

2012 ◽  
pp. 1196-1217
Author(s):  
Avi Messica
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Current Status ◽  
The Past ◽  
Collaborative Innovation ◽  
Software And Hardware

This chapter reviews the current status of Open Source (OS) and provides new insights into the prerequisites of the OS process as well as the profile of OS contributors. Moreover, it extends the scope of possible business models such to augment those that exist or were already discussed in the past. While the term OS was coined in the context of software development and redistribution, this chapter presents and discusses the concept of OS to include any Open Collaborative Innovation in both software and hardware.

To Emphasize Openness

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Ken Hartness
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Free Software ◽  
Commercial Software ◽  
History Of Computing ◽  
Related Research ◽  
Professional Quality ◽  
Readable Form ◽  
History Of

Although open source software has existed, in a sense, throughout the history of computing, it has only more recently become recognized as a valid means of producing professional-quality software. Although primarily conceived as a zero-cost alternative to commercial software, open source software also supports customization and verification as a result of the software being available to all users in human-readable form. The availability of free software supports both researchers with limited budgets and those who seek to confirm the findings of researchers or use similar methods in related research.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document