Magic Cauldron

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Magic Cauldron is an influential essay by Eric S. Raymond that analyzes and explains the economic models and sustainability of open-source software development.

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instanceOf essay
non-fiction work
analyzes cost structures of software development
open-source business models
relationship between open-source and proprietary software
revenue models for open-source
author Eric Raymond
surface form: Eric S. Raymond
availableAs chapter in printed book
online text
context rise of Linux and open-source movement in the 1990s
discusses commoditization of complements
dual-licensing strategies
hardware and support bundling with open-source software
impact of open-source on proprietary vendors
loss-leader and market-creation strategies
reputation and signaling effects of open-source contributions
role of open standards in open-source economics
service-based revenue models
explains economic incentives for contributing to open-source
how companies can profit from open-source
sustainability mechanisms for open-source projects
field economics of software
information technology
software engineering
focusesOn commercial viability of open-source
economic models of open-source development
sustainability of open-source software
genre software engineering essay
technology essay
hasReputation influential essay on open-source economics
includedIn The Cathedral and the Bazaar
surface form: The Cathedral and the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary
influenced discourse on open-source business models
technology industry understanding of open-source economics
language English
mainTopic business models
open-source software
software economics
partOf The Cathedral and the Bazaar
publisher O'Reilly Media
surface form: O’Reilly Media
relatedWork Homesteading the Noosphere
The Cathedral and the Bazaar
The Cathedral and the Bazaar
surface form: The Cathedral and the Bazaar (essay collection)
supportsViewpoint open-source and commercial interests can coexist
open-source can be economically rational
targetAudience business strategists in software industry
software developers
technology managers

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Eric Raymond authored Magic Cauldron
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