Setting up shop: The business of open-source software

1 January 1999

journal article
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Software

Vol. 16 (1) , 45-51
https://doi.org/10.1109/52.744568

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

OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE
OPEN-SOURCE MODEL
VARIOUS OBJECTION
COMMERCIAL OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE
BUSINESS MODEL
OPEN-SOURCE LICENSING WORK

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