Free Open Source Software have been growing enormously in the field of information technology. Open Source Software (OSS) is a software whose source code is acc

The corporate market is now embracing free, "open source" software like never before, as evidenced by the recent success of the technologies underlying LAMP (Li

A rich case-study analysis of open source software adoption by public organizations in different countries and settings. Government agencies and public organiza

A systematic examination of the factors that influence the success or abandonment of open-source software projects and the implications for other kinds of colla

The book wraps up with a look at the legal effects--both positive and negative--of open source/free software licensing.