The Social Order of Open Source Software Production
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The Social Order of Open Source Software Production
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Open Source Software and Processes
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1942-3926,1942-3934
DOI: 10.4018/ijossp.2012100101