The main research interest in Open Source Software (OSS) has been in answering the
questions of why individuals and organizations without economic compensation contribute …

In this paper we focus on managerial and technical decisions for acquisi tion of OSS and
discuss potential approaches to a widespread adoption of OSS. Moving from mainly techni …

Open source software (OSS) is probably the best known exemplar of open innovation, with
many practitioner-oriented publications having debated the merits and drawbacks of OSS in …

The possible benefits of open source software (OSS) have led organizations into adopting a
variety of OSS products. However, the risks related to such an adoption, and how to reduce …

The paper presents an explorative study of Open Source Software (OSS) focusing on the
managerial decisions for acquisition of OSS. Based on three case studies we argue that …

Lately we have seen a growing interest from both public and private organisations to adopt
OpenSource Software (OSS), not only for a few, specific applications but also on a more …

CONTEXT: Open source software (OSS) is changing the way organizations develop,
acquire, use, and commercialize software. OBJECTIVE: This paper seeks to identify how …

This chapter intends to show how companies can benefit from open source software and its
development culture and how the open source communities could, in turn, be stimulated and …

In this paper we propose that due to the particularities of the Open Source Software (OSS)
development process and its perceived" social" connotations, traditional ways of explaining …

The use of Open Source Software (OSS) has increased in both the industry and the public
sector. The software intensive industry integrates OSS into their products, participates in the …