The Success of Open Source
Published on 31. October 2005
320 pages
978-0-674-04499-9 (ISBN)
Description
Weber argues that ensuring free distribution of code among computer programmers can create a more effective process for developing intellectual products. He suggests that the success of open source is not a freakish exception to economic principles and explains the political and economic dynamics of this critical market development.
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Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, MA; London
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
ISBN-13
978-0-674-04499-9 (9780674044999)
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Person
Steven Weber is Professor of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley.
Content
Preface 1 Property and the Problem of Software 2 The Early History of Open Source 3 What Is Open Source and How Does It Work? 4 A Maturing Model of Production 5 Explaining Open Source: Microfoundations 6 Explaining Open Source: Macro-Organization 7 Business Models and the Law 8 The Code That Changed the World? Notes Index
