Chang, V., Mills, H. and Newhouse, S. (2007) From Open Source to long-term sustainability: Review of Business Models and Case studies. In: All Hands Meeting 2007, OMII-UK Workshop, 10 September - 13 September, 2007, Nottigham, UK.
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This paper presents several case studies to demonstrate how open source software can achieve long-term sustainability by adopting the relevant business models. The objectives of this paper are to study the different models, processes, and legal/licence requirements that have been successful for such transformations. We classify the business models used in the open source area into five types: (a) Support Contracts; (b) Split Licensing; (c) Community; (d) Valued-added closed source; (e) Macro R&D Infrastructure. Each model’s strengths and weaknesses are discussed. The five business models detailed in this paper are the most common and arguably the most successful methods of generating revenues from open source software. Those in the e-Science community are encouraged to consider these methods for longer term sustainability.
| Creators: | Victor Chang, Hugo Mills, Steven Newhouse |
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| Editors: | Victor Chang |
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Keywords: | Open Source, OSS Business Models, Open Source Sustainability, OSS Sustainability Case Studies, e-Science business model and sustainability |
| Research Group: | Dependable Systems and Software Engineering Research Group |
| Deposited On: | 20 Jun 2007 by Chang, Victor |
| ID Code: | 13925 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Apr 2008 17:19 |
| Performance Indicator: | EZ~08~14~17 |
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- Identify new Software Quality Assurance needs for the UK e-Science community and reintroduction for the right tools to improve evolved software engineering processes. (deposited 20 Jun 2007)
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