For the Open Source, Open Development, Open Innovation Workshop, December
2009
OSS Watch produces a variety of material related to open source software all of which
is available from the OSS Watch website. We have gathered here a taster selection of
our material exploring the idea of open innovation with the focus on models that allow for commercial or social exploitation of software outputs from academic research. Note: each of the suggested articles contain plenty of links
for further reading so you can explore even further by following the links at
the end of each briefing note.
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TexGen: a case study
- TexGen is a program written and maintained as part of the work of the Polymer
Composites Group at Nottingham University. Amir Nettler tells the story of how
it was open sourced as part of a strategy to make it available to the wider industrial and academic research communities.
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The business of open source
- Many different business models have developed around open source software and
potential open source vendors need to think carefully about which business model may be the most suitable for sustaining the product and target market in question. Matthew Langham takes us through the various components of open source business models and provides a few guidelines for potential open source vendors.
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Avoiding abandon-ware: getting to grips with the
open development method
- Open source is more than a style of licence. The Open Source Initiative's
homepage tells us that "Open source is a development method for software that
harnesses the power of distributed peer review and transparency of process."
Paul Anderson of Intelligent Content explores this idea by examining the open
development method.
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Sustainable open source
- Sustainability has never been a more important factor in open source projects. Ross Gardler examines some of the models by which an open source project can become sustainable.
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Business and sustainability models around free and open source software
- On 12 January 2009 OSS Watch held a workshop to examine business and sustainability models around free and open source software. Pete Cooper was there and tells us what happened
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Free and open source software business and sustainability models
- At OSS Watch's one-day workshop looking at free and open source software
business and sustainability models Rowan Wilson gave a presentation focusing on
the legal aspects of FOSS. His presentation looked at the models by which FOSS
projects can successfully be exploited and sustained as well as examining legal issues
such as enforcement, risks and patents.
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