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Khan, T. U. R., P. Davis, and F. J. Behr. "A FRAMEWORK FOR AN OPEN SOURCE GEOSPATIAL CERTIFICATION MODEL." ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences XLI-B6 (June 17, 2016): 57–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-xli-b6-57-2016.

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The geospatial industry is forecasted to have an enormous growth in the forthcoming years and an extended need for well-educated workforce. Hence ongoing education and training play an important role in the professional life. Parallel, in the geospatial and IT arena as well in the political discussion and legislation Open Source solutions, open data proliferation, and the use of open standards have an increasing significance. Based on the Memorandum of Understanding between International Cartographic Association, OSGeo Foundation, and ISPRS this development led to the implementation of the ICA-OSGeo-Lab imitative with its mission “Making geospatial education and opportunities accessible to all”. Discussions in this initiative and the growth and maturity of geospatial Open Source software initiated the idea to develop a framework for a worldwide applicable Open Source certification approach. <br><br> Generic and geospatial certification approaches are already offered by numerous organisations, i.e., GIS Certification Institute, GeoAcademy, ASPRS, and software vendors, i. e., Esri, Oracle, and RedHat. They focus different fields of expertise and have different levels and ways of examination which are offered for a wide range of fees. <br><br> The development of the certification framework presented here is based on the analysis of diverse bodies of knowledge concepts, i.e., NCGIA Core Curriculum, URISA Body Of Knowledge, USGIF Essential Body Of Knowledge, the “Geographic Information: Need to Know", currently under development, and the Geospatial Technology Competency Model (GTCM). The latter provides a US American oriented list of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of workers in the geospatial technology industry and influenced essentially the framework of certification. <br><br> In addition to the theoretical analysis of existing resources the geospatial community was integrated twofold. An online survey about the relevance of Open Source was performed and evaluated with 105 respondents worldwide. 15 interviews (face-to-face or by telephone) with experts in different countries provided additional insights into Open Source usage and certification. <br><br> The findings led to the development of a certification framework of three main categories with in total eleven sub-categories, i.e., “Certified Open Source Geospatial Data Associate / Professional”, “Certified Open Source Geospatial Analyst Remote Sensing & GIS”, “Certified Open Source Geospatial Cartographer”, “Certified Open Source Geospatial Expert”, “Certified Open Source Geospatial Associate Developer / Professional Developer”, “Certified Open Source Geospatial Architect”. Each certification is described by pre-conditions, scope and objectives, course content, recommended software packages, target group, expected benefits, and the methods of examination. Examinations can be flanked by proofs of professional career paths and achievements which need a peer qualification evaluation. After a couple of years a recertification is required. <br><br> The concept seeks the accreditation by the OSGeo Foundation (and other bodies) and international support by a group of geospatial scientific institutions to achieve wide and international acceptance for this Open Source geospatial certification model. <br><br> A business case for Open Source certification and a corresponding SWOT model is examined to support the goals of the Geo-For-All initiative of the ICA-OSGeo pact.
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Zarubin, Mikhail, Larissa Statsenko, Pavel Spiridonov, Venera Zarubina, Noune Melkoumian, and Olga Salykova. "A GIS Software Module for Environmental Impact Assessment of the Open Pit Mining Projects for Small Mining Operators in Kazakhstan." Sustainability 13, no. 12 (June 21, 2021): 6971. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13126971.

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This research article presents a software module for the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of open pit mines. The EIA software module has been developed based on the comprehensive examination of both country-specific (namely, Kazakhstan) and current international regulatory frameworks, legislation and EIA methodologies. EIA frameworks and methods have been critically evaluated, and mathematical models have been developed and implemented in the GIS software module ‘3D Quarry’. The proposed methodology and software module allows for optimised EIA calculations of open pit mines, aiming to minimise the negative impacts on the environment. The study presents an original methodology laid out as a basis for a software module for environmental impact assessment on atmosphere, water basins, soil and subsoil, tailored to the context of mining operations in Kazakhstan. The proposed software module offers an alternative to commercial off-the-shelf software packages currently used in the mining industry and is suitable for small mining operators in post-Soviet countries. It is anticipated that applications of the proposed software module will enable the transition to sustainable development in the Kazakh mining industry.
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Alamsyah, Alamsyah, Sri Suwitri, Kismartini Kismartini, and Yuwanto Yuwanto. "Applying the Advocacy Coalition Framework to Understand the Process of Local Legislation in Indonesia." Sriwijaya Law Review 3, no. 1 (January 31, 2019): 34. http://dx.doi.org/10.28946/slrev.vol3.iss1.136.pp34-47.

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Making regulation is the primary function of the modern state. Current praxis shows how there is positive and negative cooperation among policy participant in the process of local legislation. Many Indonesian scholars give attention to the politics of law and citizens participation in understanding this process. However, they do not give detail analysis on cooperation among policy participant during the legislation process. Drawing on qualitative methods, this article applies the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) to understand the process of local legislation in South Sumatra Province. This article selects The Provincial Regulation of South Sumatera No. 8 of 2016 on the Forest Fires Mitigation as a case study due to the nature of forest fires as the public problem that obtains attention from various actors. Several key informants representing the executive and the legislative at the local level is selected using the purposive technique as a source of primary data. The secondary data is collected from the official publication of the policy participant, newspaper, and social media. Using interactive models and NVIVO software to code and analyse research data, this article finds that the secondary policy belief (SPB) among policy participant could be similar partially or wholly. This similarity is the foundation of policy participant to make an advocacy coalition. This article identifies two advocacy coalition in legislation process of The Provincial Regulation of South Sumatera No. 8 of 2016 on the Forest Fires Mitigation: ‘the local wisdom’ coalition vs. ‘the no burning policy' coalition. This article discusses the findings and propose a new agenda for further research on local legislation process
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Pissarra, Teresa C. T., Aline B. Marcussi, Gilberto da R. Leão, João A. Galbiatti, Mauricio J. Borges, and Sergio Campos. "Environmental adaptation of the source of the subbasin of Rico Stream, Monte Alto - SP, Brazil." Engenharia Agrícola 33, no. 2 (April 2013): 303–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0100-69162013000200009.

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The aim of this study was to define the photographic patterns that represent the use and occupation of the landcover of the "spring" of the Rico Stream subbasin, located at Monte Alto, state of São Paulo (SP), Brazil, for environmental adaptation regarding the Brazilian Forest Law. The mapping was performed using remote sensing techniques and visual interpretation of the World View image, followed by the digitalization of the net of drainage and vegetation (natural and agricultural) at the AutoCad software with documents and field work. The study area has 2141.53 ha and the results demonstrated that the main crop is sugarcane with 546.34 ha, followed by 251.22 ha of pastures, 191.71 ha of perennial crops, 57.31 ha of Eucalyptus and 49.52 ha of onion, confirming the advance of sugarcane culture in the region. The region has 375.04 ha of areas of permanent preservation (APPs), and of this area it was found that only 72.17 ha (19.24%) has arboreal vegetation or natural forest, and 302.87 ha of these areas need to be enriched and reforested with native vegetation from the region, according to the current legislation. The data of the area enable future proposals of models for environmental adaptation to the microbasin according to the current environmental legislation.
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Cron, Alan H. "From legislation to implementation." Journal of Educational Administration 54, no. 1 (February 1, 2016): 75–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jea-06-2014-0065.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the leadership practice of an 11-member district team of educators assembled to respond to one of the most comprehensive bullying laws in the nation – the Massachusetts Anti-Bullying Law of 2010. This three-year case study provides school leaders and legislators with an in-depth, fine-grained analysis of how leadership was practiced by a district team of de facto leaders charged with implementing mandatory legislative policy throughout a six-school, 5,000-student, K-12 public school district. Design/methodology/approach – This three-year case study employed an analytical, distributed leadership framework to identify, categorize, and analyze key artifacts used by a team to design and implement system-wide the comprehensive requirements of legislation. Using Weft qualitative data analysis software and the open, axial, and selective coding guidelines of Strauss and Corbin, data from semi-structured interviews and document analysis revealed a number of hidden structural considerations exerting significant influence on the leadership practice of the team. Findings – Findings from this study suggest that leadership is perhaps more fluid than previously theorized. Defining leadership as a force that moves between and among organizational stakeholders (as opposed to a person or position), this study identified a number of structural considerations exerting influence on the leadership practice of a team. Furthermore, this study suggests that foreknowledge of these structural considerations may help to foster organizational learning, to leverage preexisting social and intellectual capital, and to more successfully navigate the requirements of complex organizational change such as legislative mandates and standards-based reform. Research limitations/implications – Because of the chosen research approach, the research results may lack generalizability. Therefore, researchers are encouraged to replicate this study in other school districts or large organizations who are responding to state or federal legislation. Practical implications – The paper includes implications for state and local educational leaders as they struggle with the increased demands of standards-based educational reform. Social implications – This study has implications for those seeking to understand how legislation is received and assimilated by schools as well as those seeking a greater understanding of formal and informal leadership. Originality/value – This paper fulfills an identified need to study how leadership is practiced in response to standards-based state and federal legislation.
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Mudda, Dr Mallikarjun. "Iot Based System to Avoid Open Spitting and Defeacation." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 9, no. VI (June 30, 2021): 4537–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2021.36004.

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This project discusses about splitting and defecation at public places or in open environment that impact environmental or the health. So to avoid this case study is to be made by Examining the existing literature, legislation, case law, and other sources of information practise, as well as analysing and proposing remedies is a far more prevalent practise than is often acknowledged. The most important attempts have been concentrated on preventing these as a tool to evade the environmental impact assessment EIA, but it is a much more complex subject, with many ways of dividing or defecating as well as reasons for doing so. Increasing the effectiveness of strategic environmental assessments For example, a higher engagement of the approving authority, precise laws, case-by-case investigations rather than thresholds, required scoping, and the avoidance of project components being excluded during the EIA are all actions that should be taken to avoid this practise. Defecation and open splits can pollute the environment and cause health issues. So the project is designed using moisture sensors that are place at a location along with ESP 32 WiFi module with camera to send picture images of the person doing so of either splitting or defecation. The system immediately takes the picture image of the person doing so and sends it to the concern authorities through IOT to the BLYNK app of the mobile. The Internet of Things (IoT) is a network of physical items that employs sensors, electronics, software, and connections to share data. There is no need for humans to interface with these systems. The way real-world systems are interconnected through the internet has been transformed by Internet of Things (IoT)-based solutions. At this time, the use of IoT-based systems has expanded to include real-time detection and warning systems. Cost, on the other hand, has been a major consideration in the development and deployment of IoT systems.
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Hon, Mun-Wai, Greg Russell, and Michael Welch. "Open Source Software Considerations for Law Enforcement." IT Professional 12, no. 6 (November 2010): 18–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/mitp.2010.121.

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Savelyev, Alexander. "Open source: the Russian experience (legislation and practice)." Information & Communications Technology Law 22, no. 1 (March 2013): 27–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13600834.2013.778520.

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Henley, Mark, and Richard Kemp. "Open Source Software: An introduction." Computer Law & Security Review 24, no. 1 (January 2008): 77–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2007.11.003.

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Dalle, Jean Michel, Paul A. David, Matthijs den Besten, and W. Edward Steinmueller. "Empirical issues in open source software." Information Economics and Policy 20, no. 4 (December 2008): 301–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.infoecopol.2008.09.001.

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Karjiker, Sadulla. "Open-source software and the rationale for copyright protection of computer programs." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/80044.

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Thesis (LLD)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The rationale for the legal protection of copyright works is based on the perceived need to encourage the creation of works which are considered to be socially beneficial. By awarding authors proprietary rights in their creations, copyright law allows authors the ability to earn direct financial returns from their efforts, and, thus, copyright law provides the required incentives for authors to create copyright works. Since the early days of commercial software development, copyright protection has been extended to computer programs; thus, by providing such protection it was assumed that their production should be encouraged, and that without such protection they will not be produced to the extent required by society. Comparatively recently, we have witnessed large-scale production of open-source software, which is licensed on generous terms, giving users the right to freely use, modify and redistribute such software. By adopting such licensing terms, the authors of open-source software are unable to charge licensees a fee for permission to use their software, which is the reward which copyright assumes authors seek to create such software. This development has made it necessary to re-evaluate the rationale for copyright protection of computer programs, and determine whether the continued protection of computer programs is justifiable. This study seeks to first establish a coherent theoretical justification for copyright protection, which it is submitted should be an economic justification, rather than a moral justification. The legal analysis in this work seeks to establish whether the copyright protection of computer programs is consistent with the economic justification for copyright protection. In particular, the analysis focuses on the current scope of copyright protection, and seeks to establish whether such protection is excessive, stifling creativity and innovation, and, thus, imposing too high a social cost. It is contended that copyright doctrine has generally sought to minimise these costs, and that current scope of copyright protection of computer programs leaves enough creative room for the production of new software. Despite the fact that the effect of open-source software licences is that authors are unable to earn the direct financial rewards which copyright enables authors to earn as an incentive to create such software, their authors continue to have financial incentives to create such software. Commercial firms who invest in open-source software do so because they seek to provide financially-rewarding related services in respect of software, or because it serves to promote sales in their complementary products. Similarly, the participation of individual computer programmers is largely consistent with the standard economic theories relating to labour markets and the private provision of public goods. Individuals are principally motivated by economic motives, such as career concerns. Copyright protection gives participants the choice to opt for the direct financial rewards which its proprietary protection enables, or the more indirect financial rewards of open-source software development. It is submitted within this research that rather than undermining the rationale for copyright protection of computer programs, the development of open-source software has illustrated that copyright protection allows for the emergence of alternative business models, which may be more economically advantageous to authors.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die rasionaal agter outeursregbeskerming wat deur die reg verleen word is gebasseer op 'n behoefte om die skepping van werke wat sosiaal voordelig geag word te bevorder. Outeursreg verleen aan outeurs direkte finansiële vergoeding vir hul inspanning deur die vestiging van eiendomsreg oor hul werke. Dus, outeursreg voorsien outeurs van die nodige insentiewe om sulke werke te skep. Sedert die begindae van kommersiële sagteware ontwikkeling, is outeursregbeskerming uitgebrei om aan rekenaarprogramme sulke beskerming te bied. Deur die bied van outeursregbeskerming word daar aangeneem dat die ontwikkeling van rekenaarprogramme aangemoedig word en dat sonder die genoemde beskerming programme nie geproduseer sal word tot in 'n mate benodig deur die samelewing nie. Onlangs egter, is daar 'n grootskaalse ontwikkeling van oopbronsagteware opgemerk. Hierdie sagteware word onder ruime terme gelisensieer en gee aan gebruikers die reg om die genoemde sagteware te gebruik, te wysig en vrylik te versprei. Deur sulke terme van lisensiëring aan te neem word outeurs verhoed om vanaf lisensiehouers 'n fooi te vorder vir die toestemming om die sagteware te gebruik. Outeursreg neem aan dat hierdie vergoeding die basis vorm waarom outeurs sulke sagteware ontwikkel. Hierdie ontwikkeling maak dit nodig om die rasionaal agter outeursregbeskerming van rekenaarprogramme te her-evalueer en ook om vas te stel of die volgehoue beskerming van rekenaarprogramme regverdigbaar is. Hierdie studie poog om, eerstens, 'n samehangende teoretiese regverdiging vir outeursreg te vestig. Daar word aan die hand gedoen dat hierdie beskerming 'n ekonomiese, eerder as 'n morele regverdiging as grondslag moet hê. Die regsontleding vervat in hierdie werk poog om vas te stel of die outeursregbeskerming wat aan rekenaarprogramme verleen word in lyn is met die ekonomiese regverdiging van outeursregbeskerming. Die analise fokus in besonder op die huidige bestek van outeursregbeskerming en poog om vas te stel of sodanige beskerming oormatig is, of dit kreatiwiteit en innovasie onderdruk en derhalwe te hoë sosiale koste tot gevolg het. Daar word geargumenteer dat outeursreg in die algemeen poog om sosiale koste te verlaag en dat die huidige omvang van outeursregbeskerming van rekenaarprogramme voldoende kreatiewe ruimte vir die ontwikkeling van nuwe sagteware laat. Die effek van oopbronsagteware is dat outeurs nie in staat is om direkte finansiële vergoeding te verdien, wat as insentief gesien word vir die ontwikkeling van sagteware, nie. Ten spyte hiervan is daar steeds voldoende finansiële insentiewe om sodanige sagteware te ontwikkel. Kommersiële firmas belê in oopbronsagteware om finansiëel lonende verwante dienste ten opsigte van sagteware te voorsien. Dit kan ook dien om verkope in hul onderskeie aanvullende produkte te bevorder. Eweweens is die deelname van individuele rekenaarprogrameerders oorwegend in lyn met die standaard ekonomiese teoriëe ten opsigte van die arbeidsmark en die privaat voorsiening van openbare goedere. Individue word gemotiveer deur ekonomiese motiewe, soos byvoorbeeld oorwegings wat verband hou met hul loopbane. Outeursregbeskerming bied aan deelnemers die keuse om voordeel te trek uit die direkte finansiële vergoeding wat moontlik gemaak word deur outeursregbeskerming of uit die meer indirekte finansiële vergoeding gebied deur die ontwikkeling van oopbronsagteware. In hierdie navorsing word daar geargumenteer dat die ontwikkeling van oopbronsagteware geillustreer het dat outeursregbeskerming die onstaan van alternatiewe besigheidsmodelle toelaat wat ekonomies meer voordelig is vir outeurs in plaas daarvan dat dit die rasionaal vir die outeursregbeskerming van rekenaarprogramme ondermyn.
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Mubarak, Asma. "An empirical study of package coupling in Java open-source." Thesis, Brunel University, 2010. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/4527.

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Excessive coupling between object-oriented classes in systems is generally acknowledged as harmful and is recognised as a maintenance problem that can result in a higher propensity for faults in systems and a „stored up‟ future problem. Characterisation and understanding coupling at different levels of abstraction is therefore important for both the project manager and developer both of whom have a vested interest in software quality. In this Thesis, coupling trends are empirically investigated over multiple versions of seven Java open-source systems (OSS). The first investigation explores the trends in longitudinal changes to open-source systems given by six coupling metrics. Coupling trends are then explored from the perspective of: the relationship between removed classes and their coupling with other classes in the same package; the relationships between coupling and 'warnings’ in packages and the time interval between versions in Java OSS; the relationship between some of these coupling metrics are also explored. Finally, the existence of an 80/20 rule for the coupling metrics is inspected. Results suggest that developer activity comprises a set of high and low periods (peak and trough‟ effect) evident as a system evolves. Findings also demonstrate that addition of coupling may have beneficial effects on a system, particularly if they are added as new functionality through the package Java feature. The fan-in and fan-out coupling metrics reveal particular features and exhibited a wide range of traits in the classes depending on their high or low values; finally, we revealed that one metric (fan-in) is the only metric that appears consistently to exhibit an 80/20 (Pareto) relationship.
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Dysart, Thomas. "Systems within systems : free and open source software licences under German and United States law." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2017. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:4632118c-1ef6-47b9-ac89-2b3c7889f881.

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Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) licences channel the exclusionary and individualising force of copyright to establish a qualitatively different, somewhat subversive, system for the exploitation of software. This thesis examines how it is that FOSS licences establish this 'system within a system' under both German and United States law. The inquiry begins with a detailed examination of FOSS licence templates as the instruments which transform code from its default position as the 'res' of proprietary relations to its status as 'open' or 'free'. The thesis then considers whether FOSS licence templates, as the legal basis for this subversive move, are valid and enforceable under domestic law. In addressing this question, the thesis undertakes a critical analysis of the leading case law in each jurisdiction. Going beyond the immediate case law, the thesis considers the broader systemic effects of FOSS licence enforcement. It highlights how building a system within a system foments certain tensions and contradictions within the law, in turn giving rise to unintended consequences and legal uncertainty. By highlighting these tensions, the thesis argues that the questions of FOSS licence enforcement in Germany and the United States may not be as settled as some may think.
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Glemža, Gunaras. "Atviri standartai ir atviro kodo programinė įranga elaktroninės valdžios plėtroje." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2005. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2005~D_20050518_102034-12308.

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In the end of 2004 in Lithuania first big e-government projects financed by EU structural funds should start, and developing and implementation of software will constitute an integral part of these projects. Before starting the projects it must be determined how new and current information systems should be integrated and their interoperability ensured. Usage of commercial software system will lead to attachment to the sole producer, it will reduce competition and will deprive from choosing other software providers. Alternative solution would be to develop open source (OS) systems and as a consequence create better competition for the development of such systems. This work intends to analyze solutions for information system integration and interoperability through using open source software, open standards and their implementation for e-government services. Open source software and open standards are analyzed and major features defined to estimate their advantages for the usage at government institutions. Modern information system integration methods and open source realization possibilities overlooked. Lithuanian and foreign legislation on open source are reviewed. From research materials the analysis is given about the usage of the open source software, open standards at the governmental institutions, determining factors for the usage and opinion of institutions. As the review shows at the present time open source and commercial software have unequal positions with the... [to full text]
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Zhu, Chenwei. "Authoring collaborative projects : a study of intellectual property and free and open source software (FOSS) licensing schemes from a relational contract perspective." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2011. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/294/.

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The emergence of free and open source software (FOSS) has posed many challenges to the mainstream proprietary software production model. This dissertation endeavours to address these challenges through tackling the following legal problem: how does FOSS licensing articulate a legal language of software freedom in support of large-scale collaboration among FOSS programmers who have to face a rather hostile legal environment underlined by a dominant ideology of possessive individualism? I approach this problem from three aspects. The first aspect examines the unique historical context from which FOSS licensing has emerged. It focuses on the most prominent “copyleft” licence—GNU General Public Licence—which has been shaped by the tension between the MIT-style hacker custom and intellectual property law since the 1980s. The second aspect tackles the legal mechanism of FOSS licences, which seems not dissimilar from other non-negotiated standard-form contracts. My analysis shows that FOSS licences do not fit well with the neoclassical contract model that has dominated software licensing jurisprudence so far. I therefore call for replacing the neoclassical approach with Ian Macneil’s Relational Contract Theory, which has remained conspicuously absent in the software licensing literature. The third aspect explores FOSS programmers’ authorship as manifested in FOSS licensing. It argues that the success of a FOSS project does not merely depend on the virtuosity of individual programmers in isolation. More importantly, a core team of lead programmers’ efforts are essential to channel individual authors’ virtuosity into a coherent work of collective authorship, which can deserve credit for the project as a whole. The study of these three aspects together aims to create a synergy to show that it is possible to graft a few collaborative elements onto the existing legal system—underpinned by a neoliberal ideology assuming that human beings are selfish utility-maximising agents—through carefully crafted licensing schemes.
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Kučera, František. "Možnosti využití svobodného a otevřeného softwaru pro podnikání." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-19060.

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The subject of this thesis is open source software and free software in term of utilization for business. The goal is to provide conditions and areas suitable for using of open source software and free software. The theoretical part gives basic terms, a list of organizations active in this area, classification of free software and a comparison of particular free software licenses. The practical part includes results of two inquiries of free software using: 1) personally made inquiry in Czech firms, 2) Internet inquiry of users. Further, a search of available free programmes has been made -- in term of utilization. The main benefit of the work is an evaluation of business opportunities for free software in particular utilization areas and determination of business models suitable for them. In the framework of this work, the author made an Internet portal on free software - to make the results of the work and external sources available to the public.
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Lu, Shaw-Chun, and 呂紹君. "A Study on Competition Law Issues of Open Source Software." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/52833691222870315025.

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The purpose of the study was to discuss existing and fore coming competition law issues of open source software. Since the high liquidity and fast-developing environment of open source software, the powerful market scale has been far more prospective than people thought. Chapter 2 of the study describes the definition of open source software, and presents the difference between “open source software” and “free software”. Since the term “open source software” was adopted by the study, the key elements of open source software were introduced. Then the technology and the business models of open source, and the difference between the business models were introduced. Chapter 3 provides the interaction between open source and the market, also the categories and the contents of several common open source licenses. Then the relationship between open source and intellectual property rights was introduced, especially the issue of copyright misuse. The issues of software patents and patent infringements were also provided. Chapter 4 introduced the competition laws of United States and European Union, and analyzed the background and meanings of Sherman Act, Clayton Act and Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Then the facts, issue, conclusions of competition law cases of open source software were introduced, ends up with core issue of competition law of open source software. Since there are limited references of competition law issues of open source software, Chapter 5 analyzes issues of foretasted cases. And defining the market position of open source software is needed, and then the German competition law theories, such as “Unternehmen mit relativer oder uberlegener Marktmacht” and “Abhangig” are used. Probable solutions and strategies for government and businesses are also provided, and this study ends with conclusions and comments in Chapter 6.
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Tran, Du Vinh. "Three essays on industrial organization." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/3055.

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Tran, Du Vinh 1977. "Three essays on industrial organization." 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/13235.

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Borges, Bruno de Moura. "Technology and Development: The Political Economy of Open Source Software." Diss., 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10161/2290.

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This dissertation examines the role of governments in adopting Open Source Software (OSS) for their needs and tries to explain the variation in adoption and implmentation, among both developing and developed countries. The work argues that there are different logics guiding developing and developed countries OSS adoption. As developed countries follow a pattern based on the Varieties of Capitalism model, the difference in OSS adoption in developing countries is a combination of the relation between the state and market forces (especially how business and firms are organized) and state capacity to overcome collective action problems and to reap the benefits of technological upgrade. This dissertation also presents a structured and focused comparison of two cases (Brazil and Mexico) and define which are the factors that matter for the outcomes.


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Books on the topic "Open-source software – Law and legislation"

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Open Source Software Law. Norwood, MA, USA: Artech House, 2003.

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Institute, Pennsylvania Bar. Open source software licensing. Mechanicsburg, Pa: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2007.

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Rosen, Lawrence E. Open source licensing: Software freedom and intellectual property law. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall PTR, 2005.

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Open source software and intellectual property rights. Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands: Kluwer Law International, 2014.

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Meeker, Heather J. The Open Source Alternative. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2008.

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Brande, Ywein van den, Shane Coughlan, and Till Jaeger. The international free and open source software law book. Munich/Germany: Open Source Press, 2011.

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Le licenze free e open source. Napoli: Edizioni scientifiche italiane, 2007.

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Putranti, Ika Riswanti. Lisensi copyleft dan perlindungan open source software di Indonesia. Yogyakarta: Gallery Ilmu, 2010.

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Putranti, Ika Riswanti. Lisensi copyleft dan perlindungan open source software di Indonesia. Yogyakarta: Gallery Ilmu, 2010.

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The software license unveiled: How legislation by license controls software access. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009.

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Haff, Gordon. "What’s the Law?" In How Open Source Ate Software, 47–73. Berkeley, CA: Apress, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6800-1_3.

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Syeed, M. M. Mahbubul, and Imed Hammouda. "Socio-technical Congruence in OSS Projects: Exploring Conway’s Law in FreeBSD." In Open Source Software: Quality Verification, 109–26. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38928-3_8.

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van Wendel de Joode, R., J. A. de Bruijn, and M. J. G. van Eeten. "Describing Open Source and Free Software Communities." In Information Technology and Law Series, 5–31. The Hague: T.M.C. Asser Press, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-6704-657-2_2.

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van Wendel de Joode, R., J. A. de Bruijn, and M. J. G. van Eeten. "Interpreting Open Source and Free Software Communities." In Information Technology and Law Series, 33–50. The Hague: T.M.C. Asser Press, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-6704-657-2_3.

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Bain, Malcolm. "Google Chrome and Android: Legal Aspects of Open Source Software." In Information Technology and Law Series, 259–86. The Hague, The Netherlands: T. M. C. Asser Press, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-6704-846-0_9.

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Bayamlıoğlu, Emre. "Turkish Copyright Law on Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Licenses." In Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law, 445–60. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21560-0_23.

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Kojima, Ryu. "Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and Other Alternative License Models in Japan." In Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law, 271–91. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21560-0_14.

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Maggs, Peter B. "The Uncertain Legal Status of Free and Open Source Software in the United States." In Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law, 477–93. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21560-0_25.

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Polido, Fabrício Bertini Pasquot, and Mônica Steffen Guise Rosina. "Free Open Source Software and Creative Commons in Brazil: Mapping the Legal Framework of Alternative Intellectual Property Licenses." In Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law, 77–104. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21560-0_3.

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Huttunen, Anniina, Henri Tanskanen, and Martin von Willebrand. "Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Licenses and Other Alterative Licenses Under Finnish Law – Hybrid Contracts Including Both Copyright and Contract-Related Elements." In Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law, 171–83. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21560-0_8.

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Furtado de Magalhães Gomes, Marcella, Roberto Vasconcelos Novaes, and Mariana Guimarães Becker. "Open source software, access to knowledge and software licensing." In XXVI World Congress of Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy. Initia Via, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.17931/ivr2013_sws24_02.

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Cazanescu, Severin. "FLOODPLAIN MAPS PREPARATION WITH AUTOCAD CIVIL 3D AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE." In 13th SGEM GeoConference on ECOLOGY, ECONOMICS, EDUCATION AND LEGISLATION. Stef92 Technology, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.5593/sgem2013/be5.v1/s20.064.

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Wang, Jing, and John M. Carroll. "Behind Linus's law: A preliminary analysis of open source software peer review practices in Mozilla and Python." In 2011 International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Systems (CTS). IEEE, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/cts.2011.5928673.

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Bonolo de Campos, Gustavo, Cleverson Bringhenti, Diogo F. Cavalca, Jesuíno T. Tomita, Werner Riederer, and Raphael L. Pinto. "Parallel Between Rankine and Combined-Cycle Power Plants Configurations Burning Blast Furnace Gas." In ASME Turbo Expo 2017: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2017-64341.

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The increasing fuel prices and stringent environmental legislation compel industries worldwide to pursue means to increase their processes efficiency. A higher efficiency relates to a reduction in fuel consumption, which results in a lower operational cost and emissions. When considering a steel mill, processes encountered in the blast furnace and in the coke oven, for example, generate gases that can be availed as low-grade fuels to return some sort of energy back to the process. This practice reduces the amount of high-grade fuel required and increases the global efficiency of the industrial site; however, demands higher investments and increase the management complexity. A thorough evaluation of such power cycles is important to assess their application. This paper is based on a currently operational combined-cycle power plant composed by two gas turbines that are adapted to use blast furnace gas as main fuel and one steam turbine with a total power rating of 490 MWe. This power plant configuration is compared to another one in which the topping cycle — composed by two gas turbines — is eliminated, and the same amount of blast furnace gas is burnt in a conventional steam generator, operating as a Rankine-cycle. The software Gate Cycle™ was used to model and simulate both cycles and provide the main parameters to analyze their performance. Parameters such as power rating, efficiency, emissions, and expected capital expenditure provided means to assess both options and evaluate their application. The combined-cycle provided higher efficiency and power rating when compared with the Rankine-cycle. However, the expected values for capital expenditure showed to be also higher. A major difference between both cycles is the higher flexibility of the combined-cycle power plant, which is essential to guarantee an electric energy source within the industrial site. As a counterpart, the operational complexity is significantly higher when compared with the Rankine-cycle. Overall, the present work provides valuable information to assess both solutions.
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Wang, Yuyu, Rui Yang, Zhenxiang Tao, and Cong Li. "Numerical Simulation of Radioactive Material Around Opening-Windows Construction." In ASME 2017 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2017-71185.

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The diffusion of radioactive material in the atmosphere is vital for environmental assessment. Many researches have focused on the diffusion and deposition outside the construction, whereas less attention was paid on the law of the diffusion from the outside into the room. In this paper, three-dimensional numerical simulation was carried out by using OpenFOAM, an open source software for CFD. The incompressible steady flow around the construction with opening windows was investigated. The influence of inflow wind velocity and windows distribution was considered. The results show that as the inflow wind velocity increases, the diffusion is more significant. The vortexes is related to the windows distribution. When windows are perpendicular to the direction of the inflow wind, the concentration inside the construction is higher than that outside. Besides, the radioactive material gathers in the vicinity of the indoor downstream wall. When windows are parallel to the direction of the inflow wind, the concentration of indoors and outdoors is opposite, and the indoor radioactive material is distributed evenly. This study can provide theoretical support for the emergency evacuation around the construction.
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