Mobilization of software developers: the free software movement
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Mobilization of software developers: the free software movement
Free/open source software (F/OSS) development projects are growing at a rapid rate. Globally dispersed virtual communities with large groups of software developers contribute time and effort often without pay. One force behind this phenomenon is the Free Software Movement (FSM), a 20 year-old social movement whose purpose is to promote the use of free software instead of proprietary software. W...
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عنوان ژورنال: Information Technology & People
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0959-3845
DOI: 10.1108/09593840810860315