Dirk Riehle's Industry and Research Publications

Category: 1.5 Commercial Open Source

A model of product features in commercial open-source software [ICSOB 2013]

Abstract: Commercial open source software has become an important part of the packaged software product industry. This paper provides a model of individual product features, rather than full-fledged business models, and their perceived value to customers. The model is the result of a three-iteration study, including interview analysis, literature review and the implementation of an…

2013-04-13
The single-vendor commercial open source business model [Book Chapter]

Update 2012-01-28: Springer changed the citation. The reference below reflects this. Springer just republished our 2009 article on how vendor-owned open source works, again. Here is the abstract: Abstract: Single-vendor commercial open source software projects are open source software projects that are owned by a single ﬁrm that derives a direct and signiﬁcant revenue stream…

2010-12-06
Open Source Business Research at OWF 2010

Update, 2010-11-05: If you like this blog post, you might also like my artikel on the single-vendor commercial open source business model. This afternoon, I’ll be presenting my thoughts on the current state of open source business research and future directions at the OpenWorldForum 2010 in Paris. I have summarized these thoughts in this blog…

2010-10-01
Open World Forum State of Open Source

The Open World Forum 2010 is coming up next week. Please meet me there and discuss with me on their respective panels. See you in Paris, Sept 30-Oct 1!

2010-09-21
MediaWiki and Commercial Open Source Innovation

You may be surprised to hear that the dominant public Internet wiki engine, MediaWiki, only plays a minor role in the enterprise. Within the corporate firewalls, TWiki, Confluence, DokuWiki, TikiWiki, and others are running the show. Why is that? It is certainly not the lack of commercial customer interest in MediaWiki, which everyone already knows…

2010-08-24
Key Statements from Marten Mickos’ PARC Forum Talk

I just finished listening to Marten Mickos at PARC Forum on open source businesses. Below please find my list of key statements from this talk. Most are well-known, some remain controversial, however, as a researcher it is good to be able to pinpoint such statements.

2010-04-11