Bridging the Digital Divide by Open Source Table 3. Comparison of community initiated and spinout projects (West & O'Mahony, 2005) Reason for initiation Community initiated - Solve a problem - Create a "free software" alternative to proprietary solution Key issues - Gathering Resources - Building healthy com- munity, attracting talented developers - Distributing software - Gaining "mindshare" with minimal marketing - Gaining legitimacy - Building healthy com- munity, attracting talented contributors - Resolving ambiguity about control and owner- ship Contributor motivation - To make software happen - To gain fulfillment - To build and learn new skills - To solve personal and pro- fessional problems - To complete areas that are of high priority for contributors - To gain visibility by prospective employers - To influence sponsor's alignment with comple- mentary projects Control - Democratic, transpar- ent, usually meritocratic - Some leadership and stratification Spinout - Achieve greater adoption - Get development help on areas that are of ow priority for the firm - Varies but usually sponsor retains direct or indirect control only to give access to local participants, but also to foster local capacity in order to allow active participation. ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY The philosophies are quite different between free software and the free market. Open source software is related to cooperation, inclusion, sharing and