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Open-Source-Projekte: vom Nischenphänomen zum integralen Bestandteil der Softwareindustrie

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  • Schrape, Jan-Felix

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Based on a review and evaluation of market data, literature, documents and press releases, this article aims to provide a systematic overview of open-source communities and their socio-economic contexts. The investigations highlight the extent to which free and open-source software development projects today are dependent on the involvement of commercial companies. Over the past fifteen years open-source projects have become deeply entrenched in the information technology sector; they have been stripped of their subversive connotations and have become part of the innovation strategies of all established software providers.

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  • Schrape, Jan-Felix, 2016. "Open-Source-Projekte: vom Nischenphänomen zum integralen Bestandteil der Softwareindustrie," WSI-Mitteilungen, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, vol. 69(8), pages 603-612.
    • Handle: RePEc:nms:wsimit:10.5771/0342-300x-2016-8-603
    DOI: 10.5771/0342-300X-2016-8-603
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    1. Schrape, Jan-Felix, 2017. "Open source projects as incubators of innovation: From niche phenomenon to integral part of the software industry," Research Contributions to Organizational Sociology and Innovation Studies, SOI Discussion Papers 2017-03, University of Stuttgart, Institute for Social Sciences, Department of Organizational Sociology and Innovation Studies.
    2. Dolata, Ulrich, 2017. "Technological innovations and the transformation of economic sectors: A concise overview of issues and concepts," Research Contributions to Organizational Sociology and Innovation Studies, SOI Discussion Papers 2018-01, University of Stuttgart, Institute for Social Sciences, Department of Organizational Sociology and Innovation Studies.
    3. Dolata, Ulrich, 2017. "Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Microsoft: Market concentration - competition - innovation strategies," Research Contributions to Organizational Sociology and Innovation Studies, SOI Discussion Papers 2017-01, University of Stuttgart, Institute for Social Sciences, Department of Organizational Sociology and Innovation Studies.
    4. Kropp, Cordula, 2018. "Sustainable innovations: Theories, conflicts and strategies," Research Contributions to Organizational Sociology and Innovation Studies, SOI Discussion Papers 2018-02, University of Stuttgart, Institute for Social Sciences, Department of Organizational Sociology and Innovation Studies.
    5. Dolata, Ulrich, 2017. "Social movements and the Internet: The sociotechnical constitution of collective action," Research Contributions to Organizational Sociology and Innovation Studies, SOI Discussion Papers 2017-02, University of Stuttgart, Institute for Social Sciences, Department of Organizational Sociology and Innovation Studies.

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