scholarly journals Affiliated participation in open source communities

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Alami ◽  
Andrzej Wasowski
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Private Investment ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Investment Model ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
Image Protection ◽  
Innovation Model ◽  
Open Source Communities ◽  
Depth Interviews

Background: The adoption of Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FOSS) by institutions is significantly increasing, and so is the affiliated participation (the participation of industry engineers in open source communities as part of their jobs). Aims: This study is an investigation into affiliated participation in FOSS communities. So far, little is known about the affiliated participation and the forces that influence it, even though the FOSS innovation model is increasingly becoming a serious contender for the private investment model in many sectors. Method: We present a qualitative inquiry into affiliated participation in the Robot Operating System (ROS) and Linux Kernel communities, using twenty-one in-depth interviews and participatory observation data from twenty-nine community events. Results: Our results show that affiliated participation in these communities is constrained by several barriers: objections of senior management, protection of the company’s image, protection of intellectual property, undefined processes and policies, the high cost of participation, and unfamiliarity with the FOSS system. Conclusions: These barriers should be addressed in any organization considering using FOSS as a significant acquisition, distribution, and development strategy.

scholarly journals Affiliated participation in open source communities

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Alami ◽  
Andrzej Wasowski
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Private Investment ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Investment Model ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
Image Protection ◽  
Innovation Model ◽  
Open Source Communities ◽  
Depth Interviews

Background: The adoption of Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FOSS) by institutions is significantly increasing, and so is the affiliated participation (the participation of industry engineers in open source communities as part of their jobs). Aims: This study is an investigation into affiliated participation in FOSS communities. So far, little is known about the affiliated participation and the forces that influence it, even though the FOSS innovation model is increasingly becoming a serious contender for the private investment model in many sectors. Method: We present a qualitative inquiry into affiliated participation in the Robot Operating System (ROS) and Linux Kernel communities, using twenty-one in-depth interviews and participatory observation data from twenty-nine community events. Results: Our results show that affiliated participation in these communities is constrained by several barriers: objections of senior management, protection of the company’s image, protection of intellectual property, undefined processes and policies, the high cost of participation, and unfamiliarity with the FOSS system. Conclusions: These barriers should be addressed in any organization considering using FOSS as a significant acquisition, distribution, and development strategy.

scholarly journals Open Source Software and the “Private-Collective” Innovation Model: Issues for Organization Science

2003 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric von Hippel ◽  
Georg von Krogh
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Market Failure ◽  
Private Investment ◽  
Investment Model ◽  
Open Source Software Development ◽  
Technical Problems ◽  
Organization Science

Currently, two models of innovation are prevalent in organization science. The “private investment” model assumes returns to the innovator result from private goods and efficient regimes of intellectual property protection. The “collective action” model assumes that under conditions of market failure, innovators collaborate in order to produce a public good. The phenomenon of open source software development shows that users program to solve their own as well as shared technical problems, and freely reveal their innovations without appropriating private returns from selling the software. In this paper, we propose that open source software development is an exemplar of a compound “private-collective” model of innovation that contains elements of both the private investment and the collective action models and can offer society the “best of both worlds” under many conditions. We describe a new set of research questions this model raises for scholars in organization science. We offer some details regarding the types of data available for open source projects in order to ease access for researchers who are unfamiliar with these, and also offer some advice on conducting empirical studies on open source software development processes.

Mapping slums and model population density using earth observation data and open source solutions

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tais Grippa ◽  
Stefanos Georganos ◽  
Sabine Vanhuysse ◽  
Moritz Lennert ◽  
Nicholus Mboga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Density ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Earth Observation ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
Model Population ◽  
Earth Observation Data

scholarly journals Langzeitverfügbarkeit von wissenschaftlicher Software im Bereich historisch-kritischer Musikedition

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 302-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Röwenstrunk
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Communities

Zusammenfassung Die Langzeitverfügbarkeit von Forschungsergebnissen und der dafür häufig notwendige langfristige Erhalt der Lauffähigkeit von Software ist eine gemeinschaftliche Herausforderung für Forschung, Softwareentwicklung und Gedächtnisinstitutionen. Es stehen verschiedene Maßnahmen wie Standardisierung, Emulation oder auch die Weiterentwicklung durch Open-Source-Communities zur Verfügung, die in unterschiedlichen Kontexten für unterschiedliche Arten von Software zum Einsatz kommen können.

Managing Conflicts in Open Source Communities

2004 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruben van Wendel de Joode
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Communities

scholarly journals Reformasi Birokrasi Dalam Pelayanan Publik (Studi Pelayanan Terpadu Satu Pintu)

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 99
Author(s):  
Yusriadi Yusriadi ◽  
Misnawati Misnawati
Keyword(s):  
Case Study Research ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
Service Agency ◽  
Instrumental Case Study ◽  
Institutional Aspect ◽  
One Stop ◽  
Bureaucratic Reform ◽  
Organizational Needs ◽  
Depth Interviews

This study aims to identify the implementation of bureaucratic reforms, as well as to offer several solutions for the improvement of licensing administration services. This study used a qualitative approach with the type of instrumental case study research. The location of the research was conducted at Integrated Licensing Service Agency (BP2T) in Kabupaten Bone.Teknik data collection used, namely: in-depth interviews, document studies and observation. Data are analyzed through data reduction stages, data presentation, conclusion and verification. The results showed that the implementation of bureaucratic reform in the administration of licensing services, from the Institutional aspect that the licensing service of Bone Regency has been in the form of One Stop Service; Human Resources aspects that the existing employee qualifications are not in accordance with organizational needs, discipline and responsibilities of employees is still relatively low; aspects of the System and Procedures that generally permits are completed beyond the prescribed timeframe, the existence of discrimination and inconsistency. Through this research, verification of several concepts and theories, namely formalism as one of the characteristics of prismatic society proposed by Fred W Riggs on justified in this study, which in the phenomenon the author calls it by the term "Regulation of the Tongue.

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