Is it possible for companies and the users of their products to form mutually beneficial relationships that create value? The concept of value co-creation attempts to answer that question and it is the editorial theme of the November and December issues of the OSBR. Check the Table of Contents here. Excerpt from the editor’s summary… Continue reading
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Social Democratic and Critical Theories of the Intellectual Commons: A Critical Analysis
An article authored by Antonis Broumas. Originally published at TripleC: Abstract “Over the past twenty years theorizing about the intellectual commons has undeniably become a popular activity not only among scholars that deal with the dialectics between information/communication technologies and society but also among the wider scientific community. Yet, the discourse over intellectual commons and… Continue reading
How to support open value creation?
On the occasion of the call for an Open Innovation support agenda by the Greens/EFA group at the European Parliament, I republish an older proposal of mine, on a set of interlocking institutions that could support open value creation. The P2P Foundation policy material can be found here. Here’s my proposal, a set of 3… Continue reading
How Companies Participate in a Company-led Open Source Project
Excerpted from OSBR April 2011, dedicated to ‘Collectives’: * Article: Control and Diversity in Company-led Open Source Projects, Michael Weiss. OSBR, April 2011 Michael Weiss: “Company-led open source projects differ in significant ways in terms of who controls the project, and the diversity of applications derived from the project. Control refers to decision making, and… Continue reading
Overview of ‘humanitarian open source’
The December issue of OSBR is available here. Summary of its contents: “Humanitarian Open Source is the theme of the December issue of the Open Source Business Resource, which is now available at osbr.ca. The Guest Editor is Leslie Hawthorn, Open Source Outreach Manager for Oregon State University’s Open Source Lab. In this issue, authors… Continue reading
Three new and emerging open source business models
OSBR‘s July issue is dedicated to the theme of Going to Market for open source businesses, and it contains one article which offers an overview of five open source software business models, three of which are called ‘new’ and ’emergent’ by the author Thomas Prowse. We excerpt that part of the article dedicated to the… Continue reading
Developments and enclosures in open source mobile
What’s often missed in open source discussions is how open source licenses tell only half the story. The governance model, the implicit rules defining transparency and influence into an open source project, is the small print that determines the power dynamics around that project. The March Issue of OSBR, the excellent Canadian “Open Source Business… Continue reading
Three new institutions to support peer production
David Bollier gave a great speech in April 2008 about commons-based value creation and what public authorities could do to stimulate it, by focusing on a fourfold strategy framework. Bollier wrote that: “Government should actively support the commons, just as it supports the market. Government does all sorts of things to help markets function well…. Continue reading
Three proposals for achieving open government data
In a recent article for OSBR, Jennifer Bell offers a useful summary of 3 different sets of proposals that would easy the implementation of open and transparent government by making public data easily accessible to citizens. Jennifer Bell: 1. A new information architecture separating data layers “The UK’s Power of Information Task Force has proposed… Continue reading
Open sourcing business, hardware, and government
The February issue of OSBR is dedicated to “Commercialization” and is very strong. I recommend in particular the three following contributions: 1. How Open Source Strengthens Business Models. By Tony Bailetti: the author argues that open source software is NOT a business model, but can be an adjunct to one under certain specific conditions. 2…. Continue reading
Entreprise participation in open source software development
More enterprises, both large and small, are increasing their participation in open source communities to drive innovation. Entreprise participation in open source software development is the special theme of the Open Source Business Resource magazine of January 2009. Here’s the general presentation by editor-in-chief Dru Lavigne: “The theme for this month’s issue of the OSBR… Continue reading
Open source in healthcare
The November issue of OSBR is out, devoted in full to open source in healthcare: “The length of Wikipedia’s list of open source healthcare software may come as a surprise to many readers. This issue of the OSBR provides an excellent introduction to the complexities and interoperability issues associated with healthcare software and the role… Continue reading
Research on Open Source Software Foundations
You could say this is the article I’ve been waiting for. Finally a study examining the formal Foundations in charge of open source projects. Thanks, Zhensheng Xie!! The following are excerpts from the research summary which appeared in OSBR. The research here is valuable to study the role of these Foundations in their own right,… Continue reading
Public surpport for value creation through the commons: 4 principles and 3 institutions
David Bollier gave a great speech in April about commons-based value creation and what public authorities could do to stimulate it, by focusing on a fourfold strategy framework. I’m excerpting his proposals below, and add my own proposals, for a three-fold infrastructure of public institutions which could support such actions and strategy. Bollier’s speech is… Continue reading
Overview of peer-based business models
I have published an article in the January 2008 Canadian “Open Source Business Resource”, a site which promotes open source based business models. It has an excellent archive of articles mediating the understanding of open communities with the needs of OS-based companies. For those familiar with my modelling work, this is a good summary of… Continue reading