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Aguilera, David Uclés - EconWPA - 2004

El open source se ha convertido en una de las ideas más exitosas desde el surgimiento de Internet. En este artículo se analizan las razones de este éxito. The open source has become one of the most successful ideas from the sprouting of Internet. In this article the reasons of this success...

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The LaTeX project: A case study of open-source software

Gaudeul, Alexandre - EconWPA - 2004

This is a case study of TeX, a typesetting software that was developed by Donald E. Knuth in the late 70's. Released … much of the world's scientific literature in physics and mathematics. This case study is part of a wider effort by … and winds up generating complex products that are the property of all who can understand its functioning. The case study …

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Open Source Software Development Patterns and License Terms

Gaudeul, Alexandre - EconWPA - 2004

This paper examines the choice of license terms along the development of a piece of software. Three licenses are compared, the proprietary one, the Berkeley Software Distribution, and the General Public License. The choice of one or the other license depends on the characteristics of the...

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The Economics of Open Source Hijacking and Declining Quality of Digital Information Resources: A Case for Copyleft

Ciffolilli, Andrea - EconWPA - 2004

innovative activities at the price of few vices marring their rationale. In the case of digital information resources, apart from … conventional inefficiencies, copyright shows an extra vice since it might be used perversely as a tool to hijack and privatise … development may be uncertain or uneven, some risks are clear in the case of open content works. The paper presents some evidence …

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The LaTeX project: A case study of open source software

Gaudeul, Alex - EconWPA - 2004

’s scientific literature in physics and mathematics. This case study serves as a critical examination of the stylized facts … that are at work and influence the project. The case study explores the economic impact of the TeX software which is sold …

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Competition between open-source and proprietary software: the (La)TeX case study

Gaudeul, Alexandre - EconWPA - 2004

development of the other. The paper is based on the (La)TeX case study. In that case study, the features, users, and patterns in …

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