A la Carte Community: Identity and values in the open source software project TYPO3
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A la Carte Community : Identity and values in the open source software project TYPO3. / Gundelach, Peter; Brincker, Benedikte.
In: Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems, Vol. 22, No. 1, 2010, p. 27-44.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - A la Carte Community
T2 - Identity and values in the open source software project TYPO3
AU - Gundelach, Peter
AU - Brincker, Benedikte
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - The exchange of open source software is a phenomenon that is becoming in- creasingly significant to IT users. This article presents the results of a study of the TYPO3 community, a community related to an open source CMS software. The article explores the community, identity and values of TYPO3 and shows that there are high levels of virtual as well as face-to-face interaction among the members. The participants feel that they belong to the community and many also feel that they are recognised as part of the community. However, the members do not share common values neither in relation to software pro- duction nor generally. Instead, they stress that you are free to choose your own values. Against this background, the authors introduce the notion of an ‘a la carte community', i.e. a community where individuals pick and choose their degree of participation and integra- tion into the community and its values.
AB - The exchange of open source software is a phenomenon that is becoming in- creasingly significant to IT users. This article presents the results of a study of the TYPO3 community, a community related to an open source CMS software. The article explores the community, identity and values of TYPO3 and shows that there are high levels of virtual as well as face-to-face interaction among the members. The participants feel that they belong to the community and many also feel that they are recognised as part of the community. However, the members do not share common values neither in relation to software pro- duction nor generally. Instead, they stress that you are free to choose your own values. Against this background, the authors introduce the notion of an ‘a la carte community', i.e. a community where individuals pick and choose their degree of participation and integra- tion into the community and its values.
M3 - Journal article
VL - 22
SP - 27
EP - 44
JO - Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems
JF - Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems
SN - 0905-0167
IS - 1
ER -
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