TY - JOUR T1 - The Businesses of Open Data and Open Source: Some Key Similarities and Differences JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2014 A1 - Juho Lindman A1 - Linus Nyman KW - business models KW - entrepreneurship KW - licensing KW - open data KW - open source PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 4 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/757 IS - 1 U1 - Hanken School of Economics Juho Lindman is an Assistant Professor of Information Systems Science at the Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki, Finland. Juho's doctoral dissertation from the Aalto University School of Economics in Helsinki focused on open source software development organization In the field of information systems, his current research is focused in the areas of open source software development, open data, and organizational change. U2 - Hanken School of Economics Linus Nyman is a doctoral researcher at the Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki, Finland, where he is researching code forking in open source software. A further research interest of his is free-to-play gaming. He also lectures on corporate strategy, open source software, and the new business models of the Internet age. Linus has a Master’s degree in economics from the Hanken School of Economics. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Code Forking, Governance, and Sustainability in Open Source Software JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2013 A1 - Linus Nyman A1 - Juho Lindman KW - code forking; open source software; sustainability; innovation; planned obsolescence AB - 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 sustainability in open source software. In addition to bolstering program sustainability, code forking directly affects the governance of open source initiatives. Forking, and even the mere possibility of forking code, affects the governance and sustainability of open source initiatives on three distinct levels: software, community, and ecosystem. On the software level, the right to fork makes planned obsolescence, versioning, vendor lock-in, end-of-support issues, and similar initiatives all but impossible to implement. On the community level, forking impacts both sustainability and governance through the power it grants the community to safeguard against unfavourable actions by corporations or project leaders. On the business-ecosystem level forking can serve as a catalyst for innovation while simultaneously promoting better quality software through natural selection. Thus, forking helps keep open source initiatives relevant and presents opportunities for the development and commercialization of current and abandoned programs. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 3 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/644 IS - 1 U1 - Hanken School of Economics Linus Nyman is a doctoral student at the Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki, Finland, where he studies code forking in open source software. When not researching, he can sometimes be found lecturing on corporate strategy or open source software. Other areas of interest include freemium business models and MMORPGs (online gaming). Linus has a Master’s degree in economics from the Hanken School of Economics. U2 - Hanken School of Economics Juho Lindman is an Assistant Professor of Information Systems Science at the Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki, Finland. Juho defended his doctoral dissertation focusing on open source software development organization at the Aalto University School of Economics in Helsinki. In the field of information systems, his current research is focused in the areas of open source software development, open data, and organizational change. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - How Open Source Has Changed the Software Industry: Perspectives from Open Source Entrepreneurs JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2012 A1 - Juho Lindman A1 - Risto Rajala KW - entrepreneurship KW - narrative methodology KW - Open innovation KW - open source software KW - service-dominant logic AB - The emergence of F/LOSS (free/libre open source software) has triggered several changes in the software industry. F/LOSS has been cited as an archetypal form of open innovation; it consists of the convergence and collaboration of like-minded parties. An increasing number of software firms have taken upon this approach to link outsiders into their service development and product design. Also, software firms have been increasingly grounded their business models on user-centric and service-oriented operations. This article describes a study that investigates these changes from the perspective of F/LOSS entrepreneurs. The findings are summarized into four issues that are critical in managing an F/LOSS business: i) dealing with organizational changes in the innovation process; ii) mastering user involvement; iii) successfully using resources; and iv) designing revenue models. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 2 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/510 IS - 1 U1 - Hanken School of Economics Juho Lindman is an Assistant Professor in the Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki, Finland. Juho defended his doctoral dissertation focusing on open source software development organization in the Aalto University School of Economics in Helsinki. In the field of information systems science, his current research is focused in the areas of open source software development, open innovation, open data and organizational change. U2 - Aalto University Risto Rajala is Director of Research in a multi-school collaboration platform in service research and education at Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland. His recent research has been centered on user-centric and open forms of managing software-intensive innovations, the transformation of software vendors’ business models, IT services and the socio-technical aspects of service systems. Risto holds a PhD in Information Systems Science from the Aalto University, School of Economics. His work has been published widely in refereed scientific journals, international conference proceedings, academic books, and other scientific volumes. He is also a member of the Review Board of the Technology Innovation Management Review. ER -