The Competitive Advantage of Free Software

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  • Alexandre Oliva
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This article proposes an analogy between organic life forms and software packages. It uses Charles Darwin’s arguments of natural selection, such as ease of reproduction and increased variability, to support the claim that Free Software enjoys important competitive advantages over proprietary software.

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تاریخ انتشار 2000