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Some Policy Issues on Open Source and Proprietary Software

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Graziella Marzi ()

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Software industry is a fast growing sector of the economy which is undergoing significant changes both for the presence of the open source mode of production and for the challenges of globalization and convergence with other industries. This paper analyses the role of open source software (OSS) on competition and innovation in the software industry and debates the economic rationales for promoting the adoption of OSS by national and local governments.

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Paper provided by University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Economics in its series Working Papers with number 133.

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Date of creation: Dec 2007
Date of revision: Dec 2007
Handle: RePEc:mib:wpaper:133

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Keywords: software industry; open source software; patent system;

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L17 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Open Source Products and Markets
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