Open Source: From Mythos to Meaning
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Free open source software (FOSS) projects expose rich development, evolutionary, and collaborative data from which researchers have formed theories and conclusions about the FOSS development ecosystem. However, little work has been done to determine whether FOSS projects are analogous to proprietary development efforts. We propose several axes along which taxonomies of FOSS and proprietary projects may be created and compared, and preview several future studies that will begin to populate these taxonomies. 1 What is “Open Source”? Open Source proponents have long touted the advantages, be they financial, social, ethical, or moral, of developing software using an “open source” paradigm. However, even among some of the earliest players in the “open source” space, there is little agreement about its exact definition. Some claim that open source is a convenient (and possibly more efficient) way for developers to collaborate on major software projects. Linus Torvalds: Me, I just don’t care about proprietary software. It’s not “evil” or “immoral,” it just doesn’t matter. I think that Open Source can do better. . . it’s just a superior way of working together and generating
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تاریخ انتشار 2012