Commercializing Open Source Software: Do Property Rights Still Matter?
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II. THE LANDSCAPE ..............................................................................5 A. The Proprietary Software Model..................................................5 1. Formation and Maturation of the Proprietary Software Industry ...............................................................................5 2. Software Licensing Under Proprietary Models .........................8 3. Cross-Licensing: the Proprietary Equilibrium.........................10 B. The Open Source Development Model .......................................10 1. The Current State of Open Source: Commercialization..........12 2. Software Products Licenses Under Open Source Models...............................................................................14
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تاریخ انتشار 2006