Title :
Review on free and open source software
Author :
Yang, Jing ; Wang, Jiang
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Manage. & Econ., Kunming Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Kunming
Abstract :
This study investigated the history of free and open source software (FOSS), comparative analyzed notions of free software and open source software, further studied on support forces and development status of free and open source software. Based on comprehensive review, we aim to suggest that free and open source software has a very bright development prospects.
Keywords :
public domain software; software engineering; free software; open source software; proprietary software; Collaborative software; Computer hacking; Cultural differences; History; Licenses; Linux; Open source hardware; Open source software; Programming profession; Technology management; FOSS; free software; open source software; proprietary software;
Conference_Titel :
Service Operations and Logistics, and Informatics, 2008. IEEE/SOLI 2008. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2012-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2013-1
DOI :
10.1109/SOLI.2008.4686552
