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Unlocking Innovation: The Economic Power of Open Source Software

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RePEc: Research Papers in Economics
A Brief Survey of the Economics of Open Source Software
Chaim Fershtman, Neil Gandal

Paper Summary

Open source software is a type of software where the code is free for anyone to use and modify. Developers share their code under open source licenses, allowing others to build on it. Some licenses require any changes to be made public too. This survey looks at different aspects of open source software.

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