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For Love or Money? Examining Reasons behind OSS Developers' Contributions.
- Source :
- Information Systems Management; 2022, Vol. 39 Issue 2, p122-137, 16p, 1 Diagram, 3 Charts, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Over the past decade, corporations such as Microsoft and IBM have become increasingly involved in open source software projects and development platforms. In this study, we examine motivations behind contributions in OSS platforms that have increasingly come under commercial influence. Empirical analysis of 2017 GitHub Open Source Survey data of over 5,500 randomly selected OSS developers indicated that carrots (tangible motivations) and rainbows (value-based factors) play their role. However, carrots are relatively more important. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10580530
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Information Systems Management
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 155633747
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10580530.2021.1879323