Software Ecosystem: Understanding an Indispensable Technology and Industry

Object Management Group, 214, 240, 255

Object-oriented programming (OOP), 218, 256

Object-relational database management system (ORDBMS), 218

Online transaction processing (OTP), 44

OPEN, 76

Open-closed principle, 238

OpenCode, 275-276

Open source, 225

license, 273

programs, 78-81

standards, 232-233

Open Source Initiative (OSI), 78, 273

Open Systems Interconnect (OSI), 241

Operating systems. See Systems

Operation stage, 123-124

Operators. See Users

Oracle, 136, 180

Organizational theory, 76-78, 85-86. See also Architecture; Management

Original equipment manufacturers (OEM), 230

Ownership, 2-3, 10-11. See also Property rights

cost of, 134-135

piracy and, 20

regeneration and, 19-20