The concept of “intellectual property” has gained a lot of attention recently. Several conflicting trends make it a focal point of controversy. The global trend towards an “information society” gives...
...Free/Open Source software (FOSS). FOSS extends the range of products available to consumers, complementing, rather than replacing, proprietary provision. Pre-packaged software addresses common uses with limited feature sets, while firms...
The success of the Linux operating system has demonstrated the viability of an alternative form of software development – open source software – that challenges traditional assumptions about software markets....
Increasing Linux migration in governments and schools, free/libre open source software (FLOSS) development within hospitals, academia, SMEs and multinational ICT companies, and Linux uptake of individual users, all highlight that...
This article explores patterns and processes that emerge in free/open source software development (F/OSSD) projects. F/OSSD is a relatively new way of building and deploying large software systems on a...
The growth of free, open-source software presents developing countries with an opportunity to escape from technological dependence on developed countries, but also a challenge to build up local expertise, United...
The PIs received an NSF research grant (IIS-#0350754) for a collaborative project and workshop focused on identifying research directions for Continuous (Re)Design of Free/Open Source Software. This report presents the...
Developed and promoted standards through the use of open source software *Merged with OSDL in 2007 to form The Linux Foundation The Free Standards Group (FSG) developed standards and tools...
The new patent policy adopted by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) seeks to ensure that recommendations and standards developed by the organization will be implemented on a Royalty-Free basis.
...vendors the ability to achieve that end. Is there a way to have the best of both worlds? The answer is yes, and the Free Standards Group is proving it....