Title :
The Economic Case for Open Source Foundations
Author_Institution :
Friedrich-Alexander-Univ. of Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen, Germany
Abstract :
By establishing a successful open source platform, software firms can compete more effectively across technology stacks and thereby increase their addressable market.
Keywords :
economics; public domain software; economic; open source platform; software firms; Open source software; Intellectual property mechanisms; Open source software development;