10.5281/zenodo.810985
https://zenodo.org/records/810985
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Adams, A.A.
A.A.
Adams
Meiji University (明治大学)
The Open vs Closed Debate
Zenodo
2010
Open source
Software license
Communication protocol
Data format
User community
Information Ethics
2010-03-01
10.5281/zenodo.810984
https://zenodo.org/communities/opendepot
Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 2.0 Generic
In business information systems, many of the questions of both ethics and business benefit can be usefully considered in terms of levels and type of open-ness to be applied. In this paper, I examine both the ethical implications of such choices, but also the business benefits to be gained, from choosing a more open path. software licensing issues, communication protocols, data formats and customer relations are all considered through this lens. This record was migrated from the OpenDepot repository service in June, 2017 before shutting down.