Taxonomies of Free and Open Source Software Companies. Its limitations based on cases of Argentine SMEs

Authors

  • Hernán Alejandro Morero Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad (CIECS) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas (CONICET). Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Instituto de Economía y Finanzas (Córdoba, Argentina)
  • Juan Gabriel Vélez Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas (CONICET). Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Instituto de Economía y Finanzas (Córdoba, Argentina)
  • Ignacio Juncos Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Secretaría de Ciencia y Tecnología. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Instituto de Economía y Finanzas (Córdoba, Argentina)
  • Jorge José Motta Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias Económicas (CICE). Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Instituto de Economía y Finanzas (Córdoba, Argentina)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55444/2451.7321.2023.v61.n1.44198

Keywords:

SMEs, Software, Open Source

Abstract

The creation of the Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) and its growth, have modified the value chain of the software industry. However, there isn’t good statistical information showing the importance and the role in the economy of the FLOSS firms. This article aimed to contribute to the improvement of the data collection and the discussion about the way of categorization of the FLOSS firms. The methodology was qualitative, drew on seven case studies of Argentineans FLOSS SME, focusing on the degree of collaboration with the FLOSS community and its business model. This allowed to make a critical analysis of the current categorization of FLOSS firms in the literature, as a first step in the way to developing a typology of FLOSS firms feasible of be identified in technological surveys.

Reception date: 03/05/2023
Acceptance date: 24/11/2023

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Published

2023-12-30

How to Cite

Morero, H. A., Vélez, J. G., Juncos, I., & Motta, J. J. (2023). Taxonomies of Free and Open Source Software Companies. Its limitations based on cases of Argentine SMEs. Revista De Economía Y Estadística, 61(1), 119–154. https://doi.org/10.55444/2451.7321.2023.v61.n1.44198

Issue

Vol. 61 No. 1 (2023)

Section

ARTÍCULOS

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