This thesis aims to provide clues on how software developers could use and distribute proprietary software and open … source software to run their business smoothly.Proprietary software is protected by copyright and/or patent that confers the … rightholders exclusive rights for the use of their software. The developers of proprietary software use their exclusive rights to …

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 …

free open-source versions of commercial software products. The effect of the release of open-source versions on the … option for firms that compete in the market for software products. Of particular importance in our model is the effect of …