The Linux Kernel Development As A Model of Open Source Knowledge Creation

The Linux Kernel Development As A Model of Open Source Knowledge Creation (2000)

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by Gwendolyn Lee Robert , Robert E. Cole

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TITLE	The Linux Kernel Development As A Model of Open Source Knowledge Creation	INFERENCE
AUTHOR NAME	Gwendolyn Lee Robert	user correction - Legacy Corrections
AUTHOR AFFIL	Haas School of Business	user correction - Legacy Corrections
AUTHOR NAME	Robert E. Cole	user correction - Legacy Corrections
AUTHOR AFFIL	Haas School of Business	user correction - Legacy Corrections
ABSTRACT	The Linux kernel development project was among the first attempts that make a deliberate effort to use globally connected software developers as the main source of talent and input to create an important, Open Source software. Based on the Linux project, we have built a model of Open Source knowledge creation to study how thousands of talented volunteers, who are dispersed across organizational and geographical boundaries, collaborate via the Internet to produce a knowledge- intensive product of high quality. Comparing and contrasting the Linux model with the traditional/commercial model of software development, we focus on four issues critical to software development: intellectual property licensing, incentive to contribute, coordination mechanisms, and production process. Recognizing that the applicability of the model may be constrained if business firms do not have the supporting infrastructure and work practices, we propose several areas where the model can be adapted and how the adapted models are useful to business firms. 2 I.	user correction - Legacy Corrections
YEAR	2000	INFERENCE
VENUE	in the SMC (van Paradijs & McClintock	INFERENCE
VENUE TYPE	CONFERENCE	INFERENCE
PAGES	5--3239	INFERENCE
CITATIONS	38 found	ParsCit 1.0