Open source software: Private provision of a public good

被引：38
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作者：
Johnson, JP [1 ]
机构：
[1] Cornell Univ, Johnson Grad Sch Management, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
来源：
JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS & MANAGEMENT STRATEGY | 2002年 / 11卷 / 04期
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D O I：
10.1111/j.1430-9134.2002.00637.x
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
A simple model of open source software (as typified by the GNU-Linux operating system) is presented. Individual user-programmers decide whether to invest their own effort to develop a software enhancement that will become a public good if so developed. The effect of changing the population size of user-programmers is considered; finite and asymptotic results are given. Welfare results are presented. It is shown that whether development will increase when applications have a modular structure depends on whether the developer base exceeds a critical size. Potential explanations of several stylized facts are given, including why certain useful programs don't get written.
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