Innovation in Open Source Software with Knowledge: Three Challenges for Open Source Competence Centres

This paper firstly introduces the QualiPSo project, then it discusses ten knowledge creation principles for open source software (OSS) development. Finally three challenges for open source competence centers (OSCC) are put forward for discussion further. The ten knowledge creation principles are self-organizing, code sharing, dissemination and adaptation, ease of use, sustainability, talent, interaction, collaboration, happiness and the democracy. These ten principles assure the smooth implementation of process of knowledge and a favorable organizational contextual, and make OSS development be superior compared traditional software development in knowledge conversion, sharing, and attracting talents. These are to be globally respected knowledge leader just as Linux and IETF, cultivate knowledge intensive-business services (KIBS) for OSS in the world to empower the knowledge economy in information economy and fostering innovations.