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The Many Meanings of Open Source
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MS.2004.1259206January/February 2004 (vol. 21 no. 1) pp. 34-40
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Cristina Gacek, Budi Arief, "The Many Meanings of Open Source," IEEE Software, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 34-40, January/February, 2004.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/MS.2004.1259206,
author = {Cristina Gacek and Budi Arief},
title = {The Many Meanings of Open Source},
journal ={IEEE Software},
volume = {21},
number = {1},
issn = {0740-7459},
year = {2004},
pages = {34-40},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MS.2004.1259206},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
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Cristina Gacek, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Budi Arief, University of Newcastle upon Tyne

Many software development methodologies are called "open source." However simply stating that a project is open source doesn?t precisely describe the approach used to support the project. A multidisciplinary viewpoint can help determine those characteristics that are common to open source projects and those that vary among projects. These characteristics form the basis for a taxonomy of open source projects that?s useful for analyzing and setting up projects. They also provide a starting point for understanding what "open source" means.

Index Terms:
open source, software project characteristics, interdisciplinary study
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Cristina Gacek, Budi Arief, "The Many Meanings of Open Source," IEEE Software, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 34-40, Jan./Feb. 2004, doi:10.1109/MS.2004.1259206
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