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Why develop open source software? : The role of non-pecuniary benefits, monetary rewards and open source licence type

Sauer, Robert M. (contributor) - 2007

A review of the basic theory of optimal open-source software contributions points to three key factors affecting supply …

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Why develop open-source software? : the role of non-pecuniary benefits, monetary rewards, and open-source licence type

Sauer, Robert M. - In: Oxford review of economic policy 23 (2007) 4, pp. 605-619

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Career concerns as public good the role of signaling for open source software development

El-Komboz, Lena Abou; Goldbeck, Moritz - 2024

Much of today's software relies on programming code shared openly online. Yet, it is unclear why volunteer developers contribute to open-source software (OSS), a public good. We study OSS contributions of some 22,900 developers worldwide on the largest online code repository platform, GitHub,...

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Career concerns as public good : the role of signaling for open source software development

El-Komboz, Lena Abou; Goldbeck, Moritz - 2023

Much of today’s software relies on programming code shared openly online. Yet, it is unclear why volunteer developers contribute to open-source software (OSS), a public good. We study OSS contributions of some 22,900 developers worldwide on the largest online code repository platform, GitHub,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014492182