Open Source Standardization: The Rise of Linux in the Network Era
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Jason Dedrick is a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Research on Information Technology and Organizations , at the University of California, Irvine. His research interests include economic development, industrial policy, technology diffusion, and the globalization of the computer industry. He is the co-author of Asia’s Computer Challenge (Oxford, 1998). He may be reached at .
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تاریخ انتشار 2002