Subject category:
Production and Operations Management
Published by:
Harvard Business Publishing
Version: 21 March 2002
Length: 22 pages
Data source: Field research
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Abstract
The case describes the history of the Linux operating system and the open-source movement in general. Focuses on a critical decision being made by Red Hat, the largest distributor of Linux, about its future development efforts. The decision allows students to explore alternative approaches to software development and examine the dramatic success of the open-source method.
Subject category:
Production and Operations Management
Published by:
Harvard Business Publishing
Version: 13 March 2006
Length: 26 pages
Data source: Field research
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Abstract
The case describes the history of the Linux operating system and the open-source movement in general. Focuses on a critical decision being made by Red Hat, the largest distributor of Linux, about its future development efforts. The decision allows students to explore alternative approaches to software development and examine the dramatic success of the open-source method.
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Subject category:
Production and Operations Management
Published by:
Harvard Business Publishing
Version: 13 March 2006
Length: 26 pages
Data source: Field research