This paper aims to develop a stochastic simulation structure capable of describing the decentralized, micro-level decisions that allocate programming resources both within and among open source/free software (OS/FS) projects, and that thereby generate an array of OS/FS system products each of...

[fre] L'article critique, après avoir reconnu leur pertinence, certains modèles grâce auxquels l'économie du changement technique étudie la diffusion des innovations et des standards technologiques, en insistant sur ceux proposés par W.B. Arthur. Il propose alors une autre modélisation,...

Wikipedia, the free online encyclopaedia put together by volunteers, is a prime example of a distributed problem-solving network with a global array of contributors creating a resource that has been compared to leading encyclopedia. The study focused on efforts to maintain the quality of...

Firefox, a browser targeted at mainstream users, has been one of the big successes of open source development in recent years. That Firefox succeeded where earlier attempts failed is undoubtedly due to the particular choices that were made in the process of development. In this paper, we look at...