Government Policy Toward Open Source Software,9780815733935

Government Policy Toward Open Source Software

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ISBN13: 9780815733935
ISBN10: 0815733933
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-12-31
Publisher(s): Brookings Institution Press
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Summary

Can open source software --software that is usually available without charge and that individuals are free to modify --survive against the fierce competition of proprietary software, such as Microsoft Windows? Should the government intervene on its behalf? This book addresses a host of issues raised by the rapid growth of open source software, including government subsidies for research and development, government procurement policy, and patent and copyright policy. Contributors offer diverse perspectives on a phenomenon that has become a lightning rod for controversy in the field of information technology.Contributors include James Bessen (Research on Innovation), David S. Evans (National Economic Research Associates), Lawrence Lessig (Stanford University), Bradford L. Smith (Microsoft Corporation), and Robert W. Hahn (director, AEI-Brookings Joint Center).

Table of Contents

Government Policy Toward Open Source Software: An Overview
1(11)
Robert W. Hahn
What Good Is Free Software?
12(22)
James Bessen
Politics and Programming: Government Preferences for Promoting Open Source Software
34(16)
David S. Evans
Open Source Baselines: Compared to What?
50(19)
Lawrence Lessig
The Future of Software: Enabling the Marketplace to Decide
69(18)
Bradford L. Smith
Notes 87(22)
Contributors 109(2)
Index 111

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