新書 – Government Policy toward Open Source Software

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Editor: Hahn Robert

Title: Government Policy Towards Open Source Software (Edited Book)
http://www.aei.brookings.org/publications/abstract.php?pid=296&aei_bro Abstract:
Can open source software that is usually available without
charge and that individuals are free to modify?survive against the
fierce competition of proprietary software, such as Microsoft Windows?
Should the government intervene on its behalf? This book addresses a
host of issues raised by the rapid growth of open source software,
including government subsidies for research and development, government
procurement policy, and patent and copyright policy. Contributors offer
diverse perspectives on a phenomenon that has become a lightning rod for
controversy in the field of information technology.

Contributors:
Chapter 1: Government Policy toward Open Source Software: An
Overview; Robert W. Hahn

Chapter 2: What Good is Free Software?; James Bessen

Chapter 3: Politics and Programming: Government Preferences for
Pomoting Open Source Software; David S. Evans

Chapter 4: Open Source Baselines: Compared to What?; Lawrence Lessig

Chapter 5: The Future of Software: Enabling the Marketplace to Decide;
Bradford L. Smith