Download or read book Open Source Development, Adoption and Innovation written by Joseph Feller and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-08-10 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Open source software has emerged as a major field of scientific inquiry across a number of disciplines. When the concept of open source began to gain mindshare in the global business community, decision makers faced a challenge: to convert hype and potential into sustainable profit and viable business models. This volume addresses this challenge through presenting some of the newest, extensively peer-reviewed research in the area.