Code Forking, Governance, and Sustainability in Open Source Software
The right to fork open source code is at the core of open source licensing. All open source licenses grant the right to fork their code, that is to start a new development effort using an existing code as its base. Thus, code forking represents the single greatest tool available for guaranteeing sus...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Carleton University
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Technology Innovation Management Review |
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| Online Access: | http://timreview.ca/sites/default/files/article_PDF/NymanLindman_TIMReview_January2013.pdf |