This paper discusses the meaning of open source in an industrial context. Building a grounded theory from an industry-driven R&D project, our analysis shows that open source in an industrial context is multifaceted. We find that the meaning of open source must be established in the context of the individual organization.
The current challenges of the aviation industry call for the development of new and revolutionary aircraft concepts. In general, the task of developing new aircraft is risky and an extremely complex task, and aircraft manufacturers seek to control this complexity by adopting an evolutionary approach. Introducing new ways of controlling this complexity has the potential benefit of reducing the risk associated with aircraft development and enabling the development of revolutionary aircraft. One such new way is based on the application of agile principles.This paper discusses the application of agile principles on aircraft development processes to eliminate to a certain degree the involved complexity of conventional aircraft development processes.
Abstract. Even though companies like Sun, IBM, MySQL and others have released several commercial Open Source Software (OSS) products, little evidence exist of how to successfully launch such products and establish a living community around them. This paper presents a case study from a small software company succeeding at establishing a business model and a vivid community around their own OSS products. Based on this case study, the paper presents lessons learned which could help other OSS providers.
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