Software Sourcing in the Age of Open Leveraging the Unknown Workforc
This SpringerBrief discusses multiple forms of open-source-inspired outsourcing: opensourcing, innersourcing and crowdsourcing. It uses a framework-based comparison to explain the strengths and weaknesses of each approach. By pointing out characteristics
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Pär J. Ågerfalk • Brian Fitzgerald Klaas-Jan Stol
Software Sourcing in the Age of Open Leveraging the Unknown Workforce Foreword by Matt Germonprez and Joseph Feller
Pär J. Ågerfalk Department of Informatics and Media Uppsala University Uppsala, Sweden
Brian Fitzgerald Lero — the Irish Software Research Centre University of Limerick Limerick, Ireland
Klaas-Jan Stol Lero — the Irish Software Research Centre University of Limerick Limerick, Ireland
ISSN 2191-5768 ISSN 2191-5776 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Computer Science ISBN 978-3-319-17265-1 ISBN 978-3-319-17266-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-17266-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015935558 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © The Author(s) 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
Academic researchers tend to be driven by a mix of wonder and skepticism, welling up in the form of constant, almost obsessive questioning—in particular questioning the underlying assumptions behind words and expressions. We suppose we are true to the breed, as we have structured this foreword by questioning two of the key assumptions implied by the title of the book, Software Sourcing in the Age of Open: Leveraging the Unknown Workforce. First:
Is This Actually the “Age of Open”? In December 2014, we, along with 38 of our colleagues from around the world (including the book’s authors), established SIGOPEN
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