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The TeX typesetting software was developed by Donald E. Knuth in the late 1970s. It was released with an open source … uncovered in previous studies of other open source software projects, such as GNU/Linux, an operating system, and Apache, a web … 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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and compares those two models and then analyzes the influence the development of one type of software has on the … the development of the (La)TeX software were compared to its proprietary equivalents. The models that are presented in … this paper describe some aspects of the strategic interactions between proprietary and open-source software. The paper …
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This is a case study of TeX, a typesetting software that was developed by Donald E. Knuth in the late 70's. Released … program's code, the software that is part of the TeX distribution, the newsgroups dedicated to the software, and many other …
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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 software's user base, the market conditions on the developers' job …
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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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collectively provided open source and open content knowledge assemblages. Whilst the impact of hijacking on open source software …
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This paper aims to make a public statement about the strategy implemented by Microsoft in order to reinforce its market power across the networked users of Windows Operative System, and Xbox Games Console. It is presented an economic view that supports the anticipating (not predatory) position...
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This paper looks at the fast-growing computer services industry in Canada, with a particular focus on software …
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candidate countries. It aims to describe the ICT manufacturing and software industry in Estonia and also throw light on how this … software companies, the report also debates possible future scenarios for the Estonian ICT manufacturing and software industry …
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infrastructure constraints, rather than providing output or export subsidies to the software industry. …
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