Open source software and the movement behind it, the Open Source Software Movement unknown to many has been in … existence since long. Discussed in the article is this concept with relevance to the software industry. The US statutes on … sourcing, which have turned out to be the buzzwords in the computer software industry are also brought into limelight. A look …

We argue that the intrinsic inefficiency of proprietary software has historically created a space for alternative … institutions that provide software as a public good. We discuss several sources of such inefficiency, focusing on one that has not … software must make complementary investments, when the return on such investments depends on future cooperation of the software …

more widespread use of open source software would increase the Internet's ability to resist governmental control. This … Essay explores whether more widespread use of open source software might provide the basis for the type of bottom …