La contribución empresarial al software libre como actividad socialmente responsable
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Universidad de Oviedo
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ISSN: 1549-2230
Year of publication: 2013
Issue Title: Laboratorios de procomún
Volume: 10
Issue: 1
Pages: 221-230
Type: Article
More publications in: Teknokultura: Revista de Cultura Digital y Movimientos Sociales
Abstract
Firms' commitment to openness on software development means sharing technology and resources with communities worldwide to mitigate the digital divide, create economic opportunity, and foster equal access to technology. Opening up a technology allows others to contribute innovations that individual local companies might never have devised on their own. Consequently, free software development could be seen as a matter of social responsibility. An adequate level of reporting could enhance corporate contributions to free software projects.