• DocumentCode
    1471783
  • Title

    Setting up shop: The business of open-source software

  • Author

    Hecker, Frank

  • Author_Institution
    Netscape Commun. Corp., USA
  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1999
  • Firstpage
    45
  • Lastpage
    51
  • Abstract
    Hecker, a developer at Netscape, discusses the business of commercial open-source software, including why a company might adopt an open-source model, how open-source licensing works, what business models might be usable and how various objections relating to open source might be answered
  • Keywords
    DP industry; software development management; Netscape; business models; open-source licensing; open-source model; open-source software; Business; Communication system software; Companies; Intellectual property; Licenses; Open source software; Paramagnetic resonance; Programming; World Wide Web; Writing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Software, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0740-7459
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/52.744568
  • Filename
    744568
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1471783