Defining Software Ecosystems: A Survey of Software Platforms and Business Network Governance
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Currently, there is little understanding about how different types of software ecosystems must be governed for the preservation and improvement of ecosystem health. This paper explores the definition of software ecosystems and provides a classification model for software ecosystems. The classification model is applied to 19 cases previously explored in software ecosystem literature, and governance tools are observed for the different types of ecosystems. The governance tools are summarized in a governance model that, when used correctly, serves ecosystem coordinators in determining strategies to maintain and ultimately improve software ecosystem health.
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