%0 Journal Article
%@holdercode {isadg {BR SPINPE} ibi 8JMKD3MGPCW/3DT298S}
%@nexthigherunit 8JMKD3MGPCW/3EQCCU5
%@archivingpolicy denypublisher denyfinaldraft
%X Many authors propose that open source software (OSS) is a good strategy to bring information and communication technologies to developing countries. Nevertheless, the use of OSS needs to be more than just adopting Linux as the standard for operating systems. Adoption of OSS is not only a choice of software, but also a means of acquiring knowledge. Developing countries have to use OSS as a way to gain knowledge about the technology itself and as a way of creating technology products that fit their specific needs. In this article, the authors introduce a model of OSS based on its essential characteristics to understand how developing countries may use OSS to achieve their development goals. The authors argue that there are two defining properties of any open source software. The first property is the potential for shared conceptualization and the second is the potential for modularity. By assessing how each OSS project satisfies these two conditions, a taxonomy is built for open source projects. This taxonomy will help the development of more sensible policies to promote the use of open source in developing countries.
%8 Jan.
%N 1
%T Information Policies and Open Source Software in Developing Countries
%@electronicmailaddress E-mail: gilberto@dpi.inpe.br
%@electronicmailaddress fredfonseca@ist.psu.edu
%@secondarytype PRE PI
%K REMOTE SENSING, Open source software, Developing countries, Information and communication technologies, Software development, Information policies, SENSORIAMENTO REMOTO, Software livre, Países em desenvolvimento, Tecnologia da informação e comunicação, Desenvolvimento de softwares, Política de informação.
%@usergroup administrator
%@usergroup administrator
%@usergroup marciana
%@group DPI-INPE-MCT-BR
%3 camara_fonseca_jasist.pdf
%@copyholder SID/SCD
%@secondarykey INPE-15199-PRE/10075
%U URL do documento: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdlink?did=1185102441&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=65452&RQT=309&VName=PQD
%@issn 1532-2882
%2 sid.inpe.br/mtc-m17@80/2007/08.06.15.59.11
%@affiliation Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Divisão de Processamento de Imagens (INPE.DPI)
%@affiliation School of Information Sciences and Technology, The Pennsylvania State University
%@project Engenharia de sistemas
%B Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
%@versiontype publisher
%P 121-132,
%4 sid.inpe.br/mtc-m17@80/2007/08.06.15.59
%@documentstage not transferred
%D 2007
%V 58
%O 1185102441
%A Câmara, Gilberto,
%A Fonseca, Frederico,
%@dissemination WEBSCI; PORTALCAPES.
%@area SRE