@article {757, title = {The Businesses of Open Data and Open Source: Some Key Similarities and Differences}, journal = {Technology Innovation Management Review}, volume = {4}, year = {2014}, month = {01/2014}, pages = {12-17}, publisher = {Talent First Network}, address = {Ottawa}, keywords = {business models, entrepreneurship, licensing, open data, open source}, issn = {1927-0321}, doi = {http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/757}, url = {http://timreview.ca/article/757}, author = {Juho Lindman and Linus Nyman} } @article {644, title = {Code Forking, Governance, and Sustainability in Open Source Software}, journal = {Technology Innovation Management Review}, volume = {3}, year = {2013}, month = {01/2013}, pages = {7-12}, publisher = {Talent First Network}, address = {Ottawa}, abstract = {The right to fork open source code is at the core of open source licensing. All open source licenses grant the right to fork their code, that is to start a new development effort using an existing code as its base. Thus, code forking represents the single greatest tool available for guaranteeing sustainability in open source software. In addition to bolstering program sustainability, code forking directly affects the governance of open source initiatives. Forking, and even the mere possibility of forking code, affects the governance and sustainability of open source initiatives on three distinct levels: software, community, and ecosystem. On the software level, the right to fork makes planned obsolescence, versioning, vendor lock-in, end-of-support issues, and similar initiatives all but impossible to implement. On the community level, forking impacts both sustainability and governance through the power it grants the community to safeguard against unfavourable actions by corporations or project leaders. On the business-ecosystem level forking can serve as a catalyst for innovation while simultaneously promoting better quality software through natural selection. Thus, forking helps keep open source initiatives relevant and presents opportunities for the development and commercialization of current and abandoned programs.}, keywords = {code forking; open source software; sustainability; innovation; planned obsolescence}, issn = {1927-0321}, doi = {http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/644}, url = {http://timreview.ca/article/644}, author = {Linus Nyman and Juho Lindman} } @article {510, title = {How Open Source Has Changed the Software Industry: Perspectives from Open Source Entrepreneurs}, journal = {Technology Innovation Management Review}, volume = {2}, year = {2012}, month = {01/2012}, pages = {5-11}, publisher = {Talent First Network}, address = {Ottawa}, abstract = {The emergence of F/LOSS (free/libre open source software) has triggered several changes in the software industry. F/LOSS has been cited as an archetypal form of open innovation; it consists of the convergence and collaboration of like-minded parties. An increasing number of software firms have taken upon this approach to link outsiders into their service development and product design. Also, software firms have been increasingly grounded their business models on user-centric and service-oriented operations. This article describes a study that investigates these changes from the perspective of F/LOSS entrepreneurs. The findings are summarized into four issues that are critical in managing an F/LOSS business: i) dealing with organizational changes in the innovation process; ii) mastering user involvement; iii) successfully using resources; and iv) designing revenue models.}, keywords = {entrepreneurship, narrative methodology, Open innovation, open source software, service-dominant logic}, issn = {1927-0321}, doi = {http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/510}, url = {http://timreview.ca/article/510}, author = {Juho Lindman and Risto Rajala} }