IDC's Worldwide Open Source Software Business Models Taxonomy, 2008

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