Free culture in the software developments world can be associated with free software and open source: everybody should have the access to the source code and have the right to modify the code according to their or the society’s needs. As Richard Stallman said: “Without source code the software has no value”.
Besides open source software [...]
In this short article Lauri Laineste describes some business models of FLOSS (Free/Libre/Open Source Software). This review is a part of Open Source Management course.
As free software may be freely redistributed, free software generally is available at very little cost. Free software business models are usually based on adding value such as support, training, customization, [...]
In this short article Lauri Laineste describes some legal cases involving FLOSS (Free/Libre/Open Source Software). This review is a part of Open Source Management course.
Since free software is often the easiest solution for companies looking for new markets and fast product-development (as it’s free), there are numerour cases where companies tend to misunderstand or overlook [...]
Author
Lauri Laineste
IMKE, Tallinn University
Keywords
open source, free software, gnu, license, software
Abstract
In this short article Lauri Laineste takes a closer look at the ‘Open Source’ and ‘Free Software’ definitions. The point of this article is to make clear what are the differences between Open Source,- and Free Software schools and why there is a need for two [...]
