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The Evolving Structure and Function of Commercial Open Source Software Ecosystems

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Software Business (ICSOB 2012)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing ((LNBIP,volume 114))

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Commercial open source software firms depend on an ecosystem consisting of individuals and organizations to develop and support the necessary source code, services, and delivery conditions. The structure and function of this ecosystem, as a social system and technological platform, evolves based on its membership composition and the ensuing differentiation and integration of these members’ contributions. Based on an explanatory case study, we conclude that researchers and practitioners can benefit from an increased attention to these composition and interactions within a given software ecosystem.

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  1. University of Dayton, 300 College Park Drive, Dayton, OH, 45066, USA

    Donald Wynn Jr

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  1. MIT Sloan School of Management, 50 Memorial Drive, 02142-1347, Cambridge, MA, USA

    Michael A. Cusumano

  2. Babson College, 02457-0310, Babson Park, MA, USA

    Bala Iyer

  3. Boston University, 02215, Boston, MA, USA

    N. Venkatraman

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Wynn, D. (2012). The Evolving Structure and Function of Commercial Open Source Software Ecosystems. In: Cusumano, M.A., Iyer, B., Venkatraman, N. (eds) Software Business. ICSOB 2012. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 114. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30746-1_26

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