Two fairly old papers on the economics of open source. The news recently has been that open source allows companies to bring in better, more innovative talent and saves marketing costs, but these papers are interesting nonetheless.
The Simple Economics of Open Source:
The nexus of open source development appears to have shifted to Europe over [...]
Posted April 5, 2007 by Casey
Categories: Technology. Tags: economics, free software, open source, oss, peer reviewed. Be the first one.
I won’t link to The New York Times anymore, but when Ross Mayfield quotes them, I don’t have to.
The story is that life is full of interruptions. The typical office environment today apparently allows workers “only 11 minutes on any given project before being interrupted and whisked off to do something else.” Worse, “each 11-minute [...]
Posted October 27, 2005 by Casey
Categories: Technology. Tags: communication, economics, interruptions, mail messages, office environment, ross mayfield, social networking, social software, spreadsheet, typical office employee. 6 Comments.
