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Commit 215efa4a authored by James Vasile's avatar James Vasile
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Start drafting some conclusions

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...@@ -678,6 +678,21 @@ read recent research. The license terms applied at the expiration of these ...@@ -678,6 +678,21 @@ read recent research. The license terms applied at the expiration of these
embargo periods permit the public to read articles at no charge, but embargo periods permit the public to read articles at no charge, but
may or may not be equivalent to open source licensing. may or may not be equivalent to open source licensing.
\numberedsection{Conclusions}\label{future}
DOSP has been in use since the early days of FOSS. Companies (it's always
companies) tend to use it to preserve commercial advantage while still taking
advantage of open source dynamics. We suspect that as the delay increases, the
benefits of open source decrease. Exploring the tradeoff between those
benefits and the period of exclusiv exploitation might merit future research.
From this research and in conversation with OTS's clients, we see some evidence
that DOSP works best for fast-moving, cutting-edge software, where access to the
latest features is commercially significant. For software whose year-old
versions are suitable replacements for the latest proprietary versions, the
market segmentation offered by DOSP disappears. Those cases essentially
collapse down to a dual-licensing scheme with proprietary and A/GPL options.
\numberedsection{Future Research Questions}\label{future} \numberedsection{Future Research Questions}\label{future}
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