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T1  - Understanding Code Forking in Open Source Software: An examination of code forking, its effect on open source software, and how it is viewed and practiced by developers 
SN  - 978-952-232-274-6 (printed); 978-952-232-275-3 (PDF) /  
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/153135 
T3  - Economics and Society – 287 
A1  - Nyman, Linus 
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PB  - Hanken School of Economics 
Y1  - 2015 
LA  - eng 
AB  - Open source software is everywhere. From phones, tablets, TVs, and game consoles to less self-evident examples like cars, washing machines, and the International Space Station. However, what makes open source software remarkable is not where it can be found, but rather what can be done with it. One of the most astounding rights guaranteed by all open source software licenses is the right to fork the source code. In other words, the right to copy any program, either in part or in its entirety, an... 
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KW  - fork; code forking; open source software; free software; Information Systems Science 
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