Governance of open source software: state of the art |
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| Authors: | Paul B. de Laat |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Faculty of Philosophy, University of Groningen, Oude Boteringestraat 52, 9712 GL Groningen, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | In this overview of governance mechanisms developed within open source software (OSS) circles, three types of governance are studied: ‘spontaneous’ governance, internal governance, and governance towards outside parties. Moreover, two main ways in which lessons from OSS can be applied elsewhere are explored: peer production of products other than software, and embedding ‘peer-produced’ products and peer processes into existing institutions (‘coupling’). |
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| Keywords: | Commons Configurations Governance Institutionalization Open source software Peer production |
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