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Open source basics: definitions, models, and questions

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ACM Special Interest Group for Design of Communication archive
Proceedings of the 20th annual international conference on Computer documentation table of contents

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pages: 79 - 83

Year of Publication: 2002

ISBN:1-58113-543-2

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Johndan Johnson-Eilola

Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY

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ACM: Association for Computing Machinery

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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ABSTRACT

In this paper, I will provide a basic overview of issues related to the use of open source models for development and distribution of computer documentation. The first section of the paper defines the key relations among different "open" categories (ranging from open standards to free software). The second section of the paper argues for two different methods for implementing open source models for computer documentation, one that offers increased user input into documentation projects and another that works to redefine how users and customers understand the importance and value of documentation.

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	Jabu Mtsweni , Elmarie Biermann, An investigation into the implementation of open source software within the SA government: an emerging expansion model, Proceedings of the 2008 annual research conference of the South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists on IT research in developing countries: riding the wave of technology, p.148-158, October 06-08, 2008, Wilderness, South Africa