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Social Acceptability of Open Source Software by Example of the Ubuntu Operating System

Social Acceptability of Open Source Software by Example of the Ubuntu Operating System
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Author(s): Mateusz Szołtysik (University of Economics in Katowice, Poland)
Copyright: 2014
Pages: 19
Source title: Frameworks of IT Prosumption for Business Development
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Małgorzata Pańkowska (University of Economics in Katowice, Poland)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4313-0.ch011

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Abstract

The modern development of information technology, and what is connected with it—technological progress and also the wide availability of hardware—make the Open Source software a necessary part of life today. Alternative operating systems with equal functionality are often exceedingly available. These systems often allow one to use a computer freely and are fully suitable for household use. The first part of the chapter includes explanation of acceptance issues and presentation of the most popular acceptance models. The second part contains a description of creating this study and analysis of its results.

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