Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- IDC Opinion
- In This Study
- Situation Overview
- What Is Open Source Software?
- Open Source Software Ecosystem
- Figure: Open Source Software Ecosystem
- Table: Open Source Software Ecosystem Roles and Defining Characteristics
- Open Source Software Project
- End User
- Project Vendor
- Project Partner
- Vendor Partner
- Project Associate
- Open Source Software Business Models
- Figure: Business Models Available to Open Source Software Project Vendors, Project Partners, and Vendor Partners
- Create an Open Source Software Product
- Sell Commercial Rights
- Develop Closed Source Software Product Enhancement(s)
- Develop a Derivative Closed Source Software Product
- Create a Mixed Open Source Software Plus Closed Source Software Product
- Create a Mixed Open Source Software Plus Closed Source Software Package
- Upgrade to "Same Stack Level" Closed Source Software Product
- Sell "Higher Stack Level" Closed Source Software Product(s)
- Embed Inside a Hardware Product
- Package with a Hardware System
- Sell Attendant Services
- Embed Inside a Content Product
- Package with Content
- Additional Business Dimensions
- Degree of OSS Project Ownership
- Degree of OSS Project Contribution
- Software Market
- Geography
- Customer Vertical Industry
- Customer Size
- Company Size
- Software Platform
- Software Delivery Method
- Partner Segmentation
- Measuring OSS Business Model Activity
- Figure: Scope of IDC' s Reporting of OSS Revenue
- Future Outlook
- Essential Guidance
- Learn More
- Related Research
- Synopsis
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