Title :
Will Commercialization of Open Source Drive the Volunteers Away?
Author_Institution :
Penn State University
Abstract :
Open source software is proving its worth. But its commercialization presents questions and challenges from both the development and commercial profit sectors.
Keywords :
Business; Commercialization; Costs; Information systems; Licenses; Linux; Open source software; Paramagnetic resonance; Software systems; World Wide Web; Open Source Initiative; open source software; proprietary software development;
Journal_Title :
IT Professional
DOI :
10.1109/MITP.2007.22
