Title
Open Source in the Software Product Line:An Inevitable Trajectory?
Author
Pär J Ågerfalk, Lero - The Irish Software Engineering Research Centre, University of Limerick, Ireland., Brian Fitzgerald, Lero - The Irish Software Engineering Research Centre, University of Limerick, Ireland., Liam O'Brien, Lero - The Irish Software Engineering Research Centre, University of Limerick, Ireland., Steffen Thiel, Lero - The Irish Software Engineering Research Centre, University of Limerick, Ireland., Brian Lings, School of Humanities and Informatics, University of Skövde, Sweden., and Björn Lundell, Lero - The Irish Software Engineering Research Centre, University of Limerick, Ireland. & School of Humanities and Informatics, University of Skövde, Sweden.
Date
7/18/2008
(Original Publish Date: 8/1/2006)
(Original Publish Date: 8/1/2006)
Abstract
The open source software (OSS) landscape has changed dramatically in recent years. While OSS and its Free Software antecedent were largely driven by ideology and individual commitment, the main driving force of OSS today is commercialization and opportunities for inter-organizational collaboration. OSS is no longer primarily about enthusiasts contributing to SourceForge projects but increasingly about commercial organizations developing software in "cooperative ecosystems," and many companies are now actively involved in Open Source.
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