Difference between revisions of "Talk:Open Source"

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Jeff West I found an interesting article on the effect rewarding people has on their creativity: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/motivation.html. Through various experiments, the author managed to convince me that people tend to be more creative when they see the creative work itself as a motivator instead of some reward (i.e. money) as a motivator. Perhaps it would be interesting to note how many open source programmers view coding as a hobby which they enjoy simply for the sake of coding. In addition, there are still ways to get rewards for open source programming (the ability to "show off" to others in the open-source community and gain a sense of self-worth, the "support-sale" product model, using open-source to advertise your abilities as a contractor).

Open Source Project

Alexis O'Connor There are many interesting articles available regarding the pros and cons of the open source software business model. I would like to work in a group to do our policy brief on some issue regarding open source software. Please let me know if you would like to work together.

Open Source as Better Software?

I'm interested in arguments surrounding open source, too. I'd like to explore these topics (among others):

• open source software is of improved quality because "more eyes" see the source code.
• open source licensing is more flexible
• open source projects attract better developers.
• "reward" models for open source projects.

I'm interested in working on this topic for the policy brief.

Gail Frederick

Also Interested

--DiggerCPRD 21:01, 21 Oct 2004 (PDT) I am also interested in the open source topic. All the above topics sound like good starting points and I would like to add some more possibilities which maybe good topics:

1. This sort of "Jump Starting" technology because of the free availablity of open source tools and products that help to facilitate creating technology, and goods either in direct use or prototyping. Examples are the jakarat project providing tools for the web, and eclipse. Trying to quantify how much this is done, and how much it benefits projects.

2. The economic model derived by supporting these open source technologies. Even though the code itself is free. Companies are willing to pay for help, or customization of these products and so the market can be in the service not just the product. Examples are Red Hat, IBM, Cadence, etc.

Open Source Interest

[RLM] I'm also interested in Open Source issues as well as IT and Development issues, which there happens to be one in the North-South section on the pros/cons of open source in developing countries.

Indeed, there are lots of articles on the motivating factors behind Open Sources, which one major question concerns the long-term sustainability of Open Source given its arguably altruistic incentive mechanism. I recently read a law review article (Yochai Benkler's "Coase's Penguin, or, Linux and the Nature of the Firm") which provided a microeconomic analysis concerning motivation and individual OS participants. The citation is 112 Yale L.J. 369, if anyone is interested.

Open Source Project

Lin Huang Just let you know that I am interested in this topic. Would like to join you working on this project. I would like to know pro/con of the open source. Specificially, the long term effect and how that impact on the innovation. What's the driven behind the policy makers when they decide to move into open source. Will software encoutner compatible problems? What about the quality, maintanenace and upgrade? If I got cross any interesting article, will post later. Please post your recommand readings. Thanks