Open Source Software - Governance

Overview page on the Peer Governance of Open Source Software projects:

1. Generalities: Peer Governance; FLOSS - Governance

Topics

1. Peer Governance - Semi-protection
2. Peer Governance - Benevolent Dictatorships
3. Role of Nonprofit Foundations in Open Source Governance

Related Topics:

1. Internet Governance
2. Multistakeholder Governance
3. Open Source Governance: use in other sectors that are inspired by the OSS model

Examples

Cases:

1. Apache - Governance
2. Debian - Governance ; Study on Debian Governance and Social Organization
3. GNU Compiler Collection - Governance
4. Linux - Governance
5. Fetchmail - Governance

Non- Open Source cases

1. Burning Man - Governance
2. ThinkCycle - Governance
3. Jimmy Wales on Wikipedia's Governance

More Information

Research:

1. Introduction To Open Source Software Development

Bibliography

Markus, M. Lynne, 2007. “The Governance of Free/Open Source Software Projects: Monolithic, Multidimensional, or Configurational?” Journal of Management and Governance, Journal of Management and Governance, 11 (2), 151-163.

O’Mahony, Siobhán, 2007. “The governance of open source initiatives: What does it mean to be community managed?” Journal of Management and Governance, 11 (2), 139- 150.

O’Mahony, Siobhán and Ferraro, Fabrizio. 2007. “The emergence of governance in an open source community”, Academy of Management Journal 50 (5), 1079-1106.

Shah, Sonali, 2006. “Motivation, Governance, and the Viability of Hybrid Forms in Open Source Software Development,” Management Science, 52 (7), 1000-1014.