摘要
自從1985年，Richard Stallman組織自由軟體基金會至今，自由軟體逐漸受到企業的重視，在軟體大廠爭相投入之下，自由軟體的成長速度可說與日俱增。隨著自由軟體的逐漸成熟，原有的軟體業者倍感威脅。自由軟體在授權聲明的規範之下，改變了軟體產業的獲利方式。由於其開放原始碼及近乎免費的等特性，自由軟體在網路上隨處可得，因此吸引大量的開發者進入，使得自由軟體的開發模式及獲利模式與現行專屬私有軟體的大不相同。軟體開發模式改變的結果，自由軟體得以快速發展，產業的前景極為看好。但由於普遍缺乏商業模式，自由軟體業者投入之後的是否能夠持續性經營值得我們的觀察。 本研究主要探討自由軟體現況及未來可能的的發展機會，並討論自由軟體產業的經營模式。研究主要是利用報章雜誌的次級資料及國外案例的初級資料，依核心能力、運作系統與市場三個方向分別探討。研究結果發現，雙循環平衡並重才是自由軟體產業最佳的經營模式。
並列摘要
Ever since the founding of the Free Software Foundation in 1985 by Richard Stallman, enterprises have attached more importance to FOSS. With the increasing investment by major software companies, FOSS has been gaining momentum for its faster development. Due to the characteristic of free availability, FOSS is accessible everywhere on the Internet, thereby attracting enormous developers to plunge into the industry, which in the meanwhile causes the significant difference between the development and profit models of FOSS and those of the present proprietary software. The result of changed software development model leads to the fast development of FOSS, which foresees an industrial prospect. But the lack of the business model generally keeps the investors from subsequent management after initial investment on FOSS industry, which is worth our further observation. This present research investigates the status and the future of the potential development opportunity of FOSS, and it also discusses the business model of FOSS industry. The research replies mainly on the secondary material of newspapers and magazines and the primary material of overseas case. The three dimensions of core competence, the operation system and the market are discussed respectively. In conclusion, the optimal business model of FOSS industry is that equal weight should be given be the two cycles so as to keep a balanced management.
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