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Understand the complex dynamics of free and open source (F/OS) software through this scholarly study from Routledge. This book explores how learning, division of labour, and commercialization connect within digital communities. By looking at the intersection of gift and market economies, it provides a necessary synthesis of community organization and cooperation research. Through detailed case studies of the GNOME and KDE projects, readers gain a clear view of how these communities function in practice. The text offers an innovative theoretical framework and a critical assessment of different methodologies used to study F/OS organizations. It also includes a typology of commercial interests, making it a valuable resource for those studying the evolution of technology and social organization.

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Detailed case studies of the GNOME and KDE projects provide real-world examples of community dynamics.

An innovative theoretical framework helps explain the links between learning and division of labour.

Provides a critical assessment of various methodologies used to examine F/OS community organization.

Explores the relationship between gift economies and market economies in the software industry.

Includes a typology of commercial interests to help understand the impact of commercialization on open source.

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25 August 2010
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