scholarly journals An analysis of open source software licensing questions in Stack Exchange sites

2021 ◽  
pp. 111113
Author(s):  
Maria Papoutsoglou ◽  
Georgia M. Kapitsaki ◽  
Daniel German ◽  
Lefteris Angelis
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Software Licensing

The Social and Economical Impact of OSS in Developing Countries

2011 ◽  
pp. 102-114
Author(s):  
Alfreda Dudley-Sponaugle
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Economic Impacts ◽  
The Social ◽  
Software Licensing

Computing practices in developing countries can be complex. At the same time, open source software OSS) impacts developing countries in various ways. This chapter examines the social and economic impacts of OSS on three such nations: China, South Korea, and India. In so doing, the chapter discusses and analyzes benefi ts as well as downsides of the social, political, and fi nancial impacts on these developing countries. Topics covered in this chapter are piracy, software licensing, software initiatives, and political components involved in OSS implementation, and software compatibility issues.

Managing commercial risks in open source software licensing

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 (11) ◽  
pp. 770-776
Author(s):  
L. Determann ◽  
S. Pixley ◽  
G. Shapiro
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Software Licensing

scholarly journals Developers’ Incentives and Open-Source Software Licensing: GPL vs BSD

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 1381-1416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vidya Atal ◽  
Kameshwari Shankar
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Large Population ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Software Project ◽  
Project Leader ◽  
Software Licensing ◽  
Good Nature ◽  
Effort Provision

Abstract One of the puzzling aspects of open-source software (OSS) development is its public good nature. Individual developers contribute to developing the software, but do not hold the copyright to appropriate its value. This raises questions regarding motives behind such effort. We provide an integrated model of developers’ incentives to describe OSS development and compare restrictive OSS licenses that force all modifications to be kept open with non-restrictive OSS licenses that allow proprietary ownership of modified works. Different incentives govern effort provision at different stages of the software development process. We show that open-source licenses can provide socially valuable software when a proprietary license fails to do so. We also show that restrictive OSS licenses generate greater effort provision in the design stage of software development relative to non-restrictive licenses. Endogenizing licensing choice, we find that a project leader chooses a non-restrictive OSS license if reputational concerns drive developers’ incentives, a proprietary license when there is a large population of users in the market and a restrictive OSS license if user population is small but reputational benefit is high. Our results resonate well with empirical findings and suggest additional testable implications about the relationship between licensing and software project characteristics. Finally, we also find that the market under-provides restrictive OSS licenses relative to the efficient level, suggesting the need for subsidizing restrictive licenses in some cases.

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