Course Title:
Open Source Business
Course Description:
Focuses on the managerial aspects of open source software, rather than on the technical aspects. Open source software is also known as free software. The course title presents the paradox central to this course. For-profit firms invest in open source software, which is by its very nature available at no charge. (Indeed, many prefer that the software be described as “free” rather than as “open source.”) Why do firms such as IBM and Red Hat make these investments? Related to the managerial issue of profitability are issues such as intellectual property, human motivation, and freedom itself.
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None
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Summer 1 Offering:
None
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Summer 2 Offering:
None
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Repeatable:
N
