Open source software production is a successful new production model in which a public good is voluntarily provided. We argue that by studying this new production model we gain valuable insightfor organization theory beyond software production.(...)

In this paper explores the conditions favorable to user innovationnetworks are often present in the economy.

Modellgetriebene Softwareentwicklung MDSD mit Open Source Werkzeugen ist eine neue Ent-wicklung im Softwareengineering. Erfahrene IT Spezialisten erinnern sich an die CASE Euphorieder 90er Jahre. Die Argumentation der Verfechter beider Techniken ist ähnlich.[...]

SAP bietet mit der Komponente PI eine Enterprise Application Integration-Plattform, die als Umsetzung einer Service Orientierten Architektur verstanden werden kann.SAP und Nicht-SAP Systeme werden über Nachrichten miteinander verbunden. Dabei könnenunterschiedliche Nachrichtenformate mit...

Unter modellgetriebener Software Entwicklung (sieheMDSD (Bettin, 2004), (Stahl u. a., 2006))werden Vorgehensmodelle verstanden, bei denen Software nicht primär in einer universellen Programmiersprachewie Java, C++, C# oder Smalltalk entwickelt wird, sondern bei der...

This paper presents first results from research into open source projects from a software engineering perspective. The research methodology employed relies on public data retrieved from the CVS-repository of the GNOME project and relevant discussion groups.(...)

In spite of Microsoft´s quasi monopoly position in the market for operating systems Linux has succeeded to become a serious competitor of Microsoft Windows. From an economic standpoint this fact raises some puzzles.(...)

Open source is a term for software published under licence that does not give any property rights to the developers. Recently, attempts have been made to explain open source as the result of the collaboration of purely self-interested, utility-maximizingindividuals.(...)

Open source software is a collective term for different software licenses that give users access to the source code of the programs and thus allow them to develop the programs according to their needs. Because nobody can be excluded and because there is no rivalry in consumption, the open source...

Open source software production is a succesful new innovation model in which a public good is voluntarily provided. We argue that by studying this new innovation model we gain valuable insigth for innovation theory beyond software production.