Why profit-oriented companies enter the OS field? Intrinsic vs. extrinsic incentives

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Trabalhando de graça? análise do comportamento dos agentes econômicos produtores de software livre

Analisa o comportamento dos indivíduos e das empresas competitivas produtores de software livre, procurando entender os incentivos que levam estes agentes à investirem seus recursos escassos na produção do bens essencialmente públicos sem nenhuma recompensa pecuniária direta, na grande maioria dos casos

An assessment of open source promotion in addressing ICT acceptance challenges in Tanzania

Developing countries like Tanzania experience challenges towards utilization and acceptance of ICT; calling for a need to further research on the concept. Open Source (OS) usage is a potential strategy for addressing such challenges. However, the success of this strategy strongly relies on the strength of the promotional efforts. The study, therefore aims at assessing the OS promotional efforts in relation to ICT acceptance challenges in Tanzania. This study entailed a descriptive, mixed-methods research. A literature analysis, document analysis and observations of OS community activities were conducted in order to list the ICT acceptance challenges. The results formed a basis for survey and interview questions. The findings obtained were triangulated to determine the existing OS promotional activities and assess the effectiveness of the promotional efforts in addressing ICT acceptance challenges in Tanzania. The study also makes recommendations on how OS promotional efforts should be changed to improve their effectiveness.ComputingM.Sc. (Information Systems