Re: [tlug] Open Source Developers and Users Survey

[steven smith <sjs@example.com>]

Nguyen Vu Hung wrote:
> I read this paper on the train today, quite interesting. It answer the
> question: "what is the motivatiion of foss developers" as well as the
> social, political aspects of FOSS as a movement.
>
> FYI, Read it if you have time.
>
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> Motivation of software developers in Open Source projects: an
> Internet-based survey of contributors to the Linux kernel
...
> Abstract
>
> The motives of 141 contributors to a large Open Source Software (OSS)
...
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Looks interesting.  Also looks like it costs $30 to see the 
full article.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6V77-48BV04S-2-22&_cdi=5835&_user=10&_orig=search&_coverDate=07%2F31%2F2003&_sk=999679992&view=c&wchp=dGLbVzz-zSkWz&md5=caa3e09cd25ae70c3133a6403ba2cb50&ie=/sdarticle.pdf