The cathedral and the bazaar: musings on Linux and open source by an accidental revolutionary
The cathedral and the bazaar: musings on Linux and open source by an accidental revolutionary
Understanding open source software development
Understanding open source software development
Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary
Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary
Business and Economics of Linux and Open Source
Business and Economics of Linux and Open Source
The Success of Open Source: ,
Firm-oriented success factors of an open source software (OSS) product
Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Emerging Trends in Free/Libre/Open Source Software Research and Development
Information and Software Technology
How to (crowd-)fund and manage the (user-)innovation: the case of Big Buck Bunny
Proceedings of the Workshop on Open Source and Design of Communication
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This paper contributes to the literature on Open Source (OS) by providing empirical evidence on the incentives of firms that engage in the field. Data collected by a survey on 146 Italian companies supplying OS solutions (Open Source firms) show that (surprisingly) intrinsic, community-based incentives do play a role but are not, in general, put into practise. We investigate this discrepancy between attitudes and behaviours and single out groups of firms adopting a more consistent behaviour. Our results are in line with the literature on individual motivations in the OS movement.