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Subject:    3 New Papers On opensource.mit.edu
From:       Louis Suarez-Potts <louis () openoffice ! org>
Date:       2002-11-26 20:00:04
Message-ID: BA0912C4.22A1F%louis () openoffice ! org
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This, from the MIT Open Source group:
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Louis Suarez-Potts
Community Manager
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Hello All,

Here are three new papers on the MIT Open Source website.  Thanks to all the
authors for 
their submissions.
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Paper 1
Authors:
Lerner, Josh & Jean Tirole

Title:
The Scope of Open Source Licensing
http://opensource.mit.edu/papers/lernertirole2.pdf

Abstract:
This paper is an initial exploration of the determinants of open source
license choice. It first enumerates the various considerations that
should figure into the licensoršs choice of contractual terms, in
particular highlighting how the decision is shaped not just by the
preferences of the licensor itself, but also by that of the community of
developers. The paper then presents an empirical analysis of the
determinants of license choice using the SourceForge database, a
compilation of nearly 40,000 open source projects. Projects geared
toward end-users tend to have restrictive licenses, while those oriented
toward developers are less likely to do so. Projects that are designed
to run on commercial operating systems and those geared towards the
Internet are less likely to have restrictive licenses. Finally, projects
that are likely to be attractive to consumers such as games are more
likely to have restrictive licenses.

Paper 2:
Author:
Xu, Xiaopeng

Title:
Development Costs and Open Source Software
http://opensource.mit.edu/papers/xxu.pdf

Abstract:
This paper analyzes the effect of the development cost on an open source
software enhancement that is developed by individual programmers in an
Internet community. It considers a situation in which each programmer's
cost of development is common knowledge but his valuation of the
enhancement is his private information, with other programmers knowing
about only its distribution. Depending on the distribution functions of
programmers' valuations of the enhancement, a programmer with a lower
development cost may have a less incentive to develop. As the
development cost decreases, the enhancement may be less likely to be
developed, and some programmers may be worse off.

Paper 3
Author:
Siedlok, Franciszek

Title
Characteristics and Applicability of Open Source- Based Product
Development Model in Other than Software Industries
http://opensource.mit.edu/papers/siedlok.pdf

Abstract:
The main objective of this research is to examine the Open Source
product development paradigm and its applicability to other than
software industries. First part of this paper examines the NPD process,
its evolution and main characteristics during years. Than approaches to
product development adopted in Open Source projects are presented, with
emphasis on the managerial and knowledge related issues, as those are
focal to NPD. In the second part Open Source-based Product Development
Model is being constructed and its applicability to other than open
source software industry verified.
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