01917 a2200397 4500001001100000005001700011008004000028020001800068037003600086040000700122041000800129072001500137072001500152072001700167072001700184072001600201072001300217072001300230072001500243072001500258072001400273072002100287072002100308072002100329072002100350072002100371072002100392072001700413100002100430245009600451250000600547260003200553300001000585520090900595999001501504113897768320250317100410.0250312042016GB 3 eng  a9781138977686 bTaylor & FranciscGBP 49.99fBB a01 aeng7 aKJU2thema7 aKJE2thema7 aKJMV62thema7 aKJMV52thema7 aJHBL2thema7 aKJU2bic7 aKJE2bic7 aKJMV62bic7 aKJMV52bic7 aJHBL2bic7 aBUS0000002bisac7 aBUS0900002bisac7 aCOM0320002bisac7 aBUS0980002bisac7 aCOM0390002bisac7 aCOM0512302bisac7 a338.62bisac1 aEvangelia Berdou10aOrganization in Open Source CommunitiesbAt the Crossroads of the Gift and Market Economies a1 aOxfordbRoutledgec20160120 a164 p bThis book contributes new insights into the organization of free/open source (F/OS) software communities by examining the links between learning, division of labour and commercialization, demonstrating the need for a synthesis of work on both community organization and cooperation to understand F/OS community dynamics. These aspects are examined in the light of detailed case studies of the GNOME and KDE projects. This book offers an innovative theoretical framework, a critical assessment of various methodologies for examining the organisation of F/OS communities, and a typology of commercial involvement in F/OS. The analysis reveals the diversity and evolution of F/OS communities and their connections with other socio-economic networks and institutional practices. The insights afforded by the book have implications for future research and the design and implementation of open source efforts. c2199d2199