The open-source paradigm offers a plethora of opportunities for innovative business models
(BMs) as the underlying codebase of the technology is accessible and extendable by …

Community-based free/libre open source software (FLOSS) teams with internal governance
constitute an extreme example of distributed teams, prominent in software development. At …

Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) developers often make a single contribution to a
project and then no more, making project management difficult. To improve understanding …

Modern browsers are digital software platforms, as they allow third parties to extend
functionality by providing extensions. In a highly competitive environment, differentiation …

The global open source movement has provided software users with more choices, lower
software acquisition cost, more flexible software customization, and possibly higher quality …

Software platforms regularly introduce new features to remain competitive. While platform
innovation is considered to be a critical success factor, adding certain features could hurt the …

Open-source software (OSS) ecosystems, defined as environments composed of package
managers and programming languages (eg, NPM for JavaScript), are essential for software …

Digital software platforms such as iOS or Android evolve quickly. Through regular updates,
their set of built-in (core) functionalities increases significantly. Innovation in terms of …

Free open source software (FOSS) is becoming a significant part of our digital infrastructure.
The most popular web servers, mobile phones and websites run on FOSS platforms. The …

The open data movement has gained prominence over the last decade among
governments, corporations as well as across the scientific and citizenry communities. In …