An analysis of open source principles in diverse collaborative communities

Authors

  • Jill Coffin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v11i6.1342

Abstract

Open source culture and practice emerged as software hackers took control over the production, ownership and distribution of their skilled work. This revolution, quiet and unnoticed by most, began over twenty years ago. Along the way, free and open source software hackers developed organizational and dialog structures to support their ethos, creating a successful model for collaboration. This paper applies traits common to successful free software and open source hacker communities as a framework to analyze three non–hacker collaborative communities.

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Published

2006-06-05

How to Cite

Coffin, J. (2006). An analysis of open source principles in diverse collaborative communities. First Monday, 11(6). https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v11i6.1342