Title :
A Comparative Analysis of Open Source Software Usage in Germany, Brazil, and India
Author :
Richter, Dominik ; Zo, Hangjung ; Maruschke, Michael
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Appl. Sci., Leipzig, Germany
Abstract :
This paper reviews the recent activities of Open Source Software (OSS) adoptions by governments, education sectors, and businesses in Germany, Brazil, and India. It looks at their motivation and focuses on the selected developments of OSS. Typical applications will be discussed as well as consequences from using OSS.
Keywords :
public domain software; socio-economic effects; OSS adoption; OSS typical application; education sector; open source software comparative analysis; Application software; Business; Government; Law; Legal factors; Licenses; Linux; Open source software; Operating systems; Uncertainty; Linux; desktop application; licenses; open source software; operating system;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Sciences and Convergence Information Technology, 2009. ICCIT '09. Fourth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5244-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3896-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICCIT.2009.169
