As illustrated above, open source licensing is becoming more and more dominant, especially as long as software is provided in a digital form. The purpose of this paper was to observe if and how the open source software licensing regime has challenged the protection granted to software under the intellectual property rights. In general, the outcome is that the distinct production and distribution model of open source licenses, while different, can be compatible with the legal framework of intellectual
Selecting Proprietary, Open Source, or Free Software for Business Information Systems At first glance, the question above would probably lead you to believe that proprietary software should be the obvious choice when selecting between the different types simply because of the reference to the words most important. You could also look at the definitions of the three and be convinced that proprietary software seems to be more compelling than the rest. However, with the recent developments with
5/4/2014). The definition is further refined by Jeff Howe of Wired magazine as follows: “Simply defined, crowdsourcing represents the act of a company or institution taking a function once performed by employees and outsourcing it to an undefined (and generally large) network of people in the form of an open call. This can take the form of peer-production (when the job is performed collaboratively), but is also undertaken by sole individuals. The crucial prerequisite is the use of the open call format
11 References 12 About the License The Microsoft Public License (MS-PL) is a type of license solution that has been endorsed by the Open Source Initiative for many open source projects. This license was designed with the intention of allowing users to handle programs that are linked to this license option with free access to the source code for a program. This is a program that may be beneficial to many people as it is free and easy to adjust. However, the freedom to work with this
In the business world, the term that best describes a style of growth and control of management, is vertical integration. Vertically integrated companies in a value chain are connected through a common owner. Usually each member of the value chain produces a different component, and the components combine to satisfy a common need. It is contrasted with the horizontal integration. Vertical integration has also described management styles that bring large portions of the value chain under the same
Github is a way for people to share open source code. It is a powerful and sophisticated repository web-system for developing software projects. It uses “Git revision control” system. It offers both paid plans for private repositories and free accounts for open source projects [1]. GitHub was the most popular and famous code repository site for the open source projects. GIT is developed by Linus Torvald. Before going in the core explanation of GitHub it’s better to describe the term “version control”
“Open source as a development model promotes: a) Universal access via free license to a products design or blueprint, and b) universal redistribution of that design or blueprint, including subsequent improvements to it by anyone” (Gerber, Molefe, and van der Merwe 2010) In the past fifteen years, the principles ‘Open Source’ have exploded into the software industry. (Open Source Initiative 2012; Weber 2004) Open software now rivals the market share and quality of closed, commercial products. (Spinellis
neck-like form in which something like a cork could be placed to prevent water from spilling out once inside the pottery. Finally, above the neck, I molded a funnel. The funnel would have made scooping and filling this container with water from an open source much easier. Unfortunately, my creation did not survive the heating process, so I do not have a finished product to demonstrate. However, I can best describe the container as looking much like a spittoon with a smaller opening at the neck of
this story about Linux we would like to define, in simple lines, what would be the Linux and its properties. Linux is an operating system, much like any other operating system but with a dose of uniqueness, that is based on the model of custom and open source free software research and development as well as the flexible movement on the market. This system was meant to be free from the first time it was made and published. It happened to be that the Intel x86-based pc’s were the engaging shell for its
Open innovation is the use of purposive inflow and outflow of knowledge to accelerate internal innovation as well as to expand the markets for external use of innovation. The central idea behind open innovation is that in a world of widely distributed knowledge, companies cannot afford to rely entirely on their own research, but should instead use a mix of internal as well as external ideas. In addition, internal inventions not being used in a firm's business should be taken outside the company (e
needs (Langley, 2001). As one of the most popular programming languages for the last few years, python had given Guido van Rossum many opportunities for growth in his career path. From Google to DropBox and even a proposal to DARPA to research open source coding, the future possibilities for him are limitless. It is most often suggested (on many of the websites I reviewed at least) that someone start to learn to program with Python. In true Python fashion, creator Guido van Rossum’s favorite end
their stock. In the history, Microsoft enjoyed incredible growth, so dividend was unnecessary. Recent Microsoft dividends may tell us that the company has ended its growth phase and is now a 'mature' company. - More competitions from Open source like Linux and open office Windows and Office continue to supply most of Microsoft¡¦s profit. But that profit is being squeezed as more and more companies are using Linux servers and even Linux desktops. For example, China is developing its own OS (Operating
In buying this property, I'd aim for a (temporary) home and a place of work, and a way to help the American economy whilst also advancing a cause I believe in and, hopefully, making a tidy profit. The business model of my firm – as with most open-source business models – would benefit from low to nonexistent software development costs, reducing the barriers to entry into the market. The enthusiasm and existing quality of the Linux community and software likewise will assist in scaling the firm
provides users liberation and freedom of use. Open source softwares are free softwares which are designed by developers to be distributed free of cost for the benefit of community. These softwares also provide the code with which the user can modify and distribute the software under the same license. In order to understand about the freeware and how it started we need to start from beginning . In the era of 50 and 60 almost all the softwares along with the source code was freely available with computer
based on Linux kernel which later was developed by Google (Karch). Its applications are written in java language as an open source code for developers. Also “Google is actively developing the platform but giving it away for free to hardware manufacturers and phone carriers who want to use Android on their devices” (Karch). The aim for creating Android and for making its source code opened was because they wanted to be sure that there won’t be any point of failure, and so no one can control the innovation
and all of its source code is freely available to everyone. This doesn’t necessarily mean that the program and all of the distributed software is free. There are companies and developers that may charge money for the program as long as the source code remains available. Linux In Business?
Leashing Carnivore Just like a dog needs a leash, so does Carnivore. Carnivore is a software program that the FBI has developed to aid in the collection of evidence. After obtaining the proper court order, the FBI connects the Carnivore system to the subjects ISP. The system then scans and collects emails only relevant to the subject of the court order. The issue surrounding the Carnivore is rather or not the system enables to the FBI to violate personal privacy, and that the FBI cannot
more sinister, a subversive cyber-communist movement? I am not the first to see possible communist subversion of the digerati[6]. Corey Winesett's "Are Linux Users Really Communists?"[7] questions the nature of the relationship, if any, between open source and communism. Scott Billings' "Heresy and Communism"[8] ponders that the Linux community's knee-jerk reaction to negative opinions about Linux could be the result of being "under the [communists'] spell." Before I can evaluate cyber-communism's
but most people didn't consider it an option for a serious, commercial enterprise. How can it be that good if it's free? Isn't it just a toy for hackers and college students? But the maxim "you get what you pay for" doesn't really apply in the open-source world. With major software vendors porting their applications to Linux, the OS has entered the mainstream as a viable option for Web serving and office applications and as a growing force in e-business (see Penguins running wild.) Linux or Unix
The Internet allows us to connect and receive ideas from a vast variety of individuals all over the world. A non-traditional way of obtaining this information is through crowdsourcing. “When you crowdsource, you take a task that an employee or a contractor usually performs and instead outsource the task to a large group of people, usually via the Internet” (Evans, Martin, & Poatsy, 2016). This way allows an abundant number of individuals to work on a job for the benefits of accumulative intelligence