Bitzer, Jürgen; Schrettl, Wolfram; Schröder, Philipp J.H. - Nationalökonomisk Institut, Institut for Økonomi - 2006
This papers sheds light on the puzzling fact that even though open <p> source software (OSS) is a public good, it is developed for free by <p> highly qualified, young, motivated individuals, and evolves at a rapid <p> pace. We show that when OSS development is understood as the private <p> provision of a...</p></p></p></p>