develop software, either as OS or CS, or as a an OS-CS-mix if the license allows. In stage two, firms bundle this with … is a strategic substitute to OS and vice versa. 2.) The type of OS-license plays a crucial role: only if the license …

and study how contributions from each developer type vary by license (contract) type and other project characteristics …. The central empirical finding is that developers strongly sort by license type, project size and corporate sponsorship …

and prices are endogenously determined in equilibrium, (ii) how license restrictiveness impacts equilibrium investments … and the quality of offerings, and (iii) how license restrictiveness affects consumer surplus and social welfare. Although … restrictive license instead encourages greater effort from the OSS contributor, leads to higher OSS quality, and provides a larger …

may choose liberal license terms such as those of the Berkeley Software Distribution as proprietary developers will then … may use more restrictive license terms such as the General Public License to discourage proprietary appropriation of her …

We examine bidding behaviour of individuals and teams in an experimental auction resembling UMTS-license auctions. Even …