TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kelty,Christopher M.
TI  - Two bits: the cultural significance of free software 
SN  - 9780822342649 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - HM 851 K29t 2008
U1  - 303.48/33 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Durham, N.C.
PB  - Duke University Press
KW  - Information society
KW  - Sociedad de la información
KW  - Open source software
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Software de código abierto
KW  - Aspectos sociales
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages [349]-366) and index; Geeks and recursive publics -- Protestant reformers, polymaths, transhumanists -- The movement -- Sharing source code -- Conceiving open systems -- Writing copyright licenses -- Coordinating collaborations -- "If we succeed, we will disappear" -- Reuse, modification, and the nonexistence of norms
N2  - Investigates the history and cultural significance of Free Software. By exploring in detail how various practices came together as the Free Software movement from the 1970s to the 1990s, the author shows how it is possible to understand the new movements that are emerging out of Free Software: projects such as Creative Commons
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip087/2007049447.html
ER  -