DocumentCode
2935231
Title
A Comparative Analysis of Open Source Software Usage in Germany, Brazil, and India
Author
Richter, Dominik ; Zo, Hangjung ; Maruschke, Michael
Author_Institution
Univ. of Appl. Sci., Leipzig, Germany
fYear
2009
fDate
24-26 Nov. 2009
Firstpage
1403
Lastpage
1410
Abstract
This paper reviews the recent activities of Open Source Software (OSS) adoptions by governments, education sectors, and businesses in Germany, Brazil, and India. It looks at their motivation and focuses on the selected developments of OSS. Typical applications will be discussed as well as consequences from using OSS.
Keywords
public domain software; socio-economic effects; OSS adoption; OSS typical application; education sector; open source software comparative analysis; Application software; Business; Government; Law; Legal factors; Licenses; Linux; Open source software; Operating systems; Uncertainty; Linux; desktop application; licenses; open source software; operating system;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Computer Sciences and Convergence Information Technology, 2009. ICCIT '09. Fourth International Conference on
Conference_Location
Seoul
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-5244-6
Electronic_ISBN
978-0-7695-3896-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICCIT.2009.169
Filename
5370467
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