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Open data initiatives on governmental data seem often to be linked to small software companies, which also use and release software under OSS licenses. This paper calls for more research to understand the similarities between open data and open source software vendors. We build a theoretical linkage between the more established OSS research and emerging research on open data in the context of small software companies.
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Lindman, J., Tammisto, Y. (2011). Open Source and Open Data: Business Perspectives from the Frontline. In: Hissam, S.A., Russo, B., de Mendonça Neto, M.G., Kon, F. (eds) Open Source Systems: Grounding Research. OSS 2011. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 365. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24418-6_27
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