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Two bits : the cultural significance of free software / Christopher M. Kelty.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Experimental futuresPublication details: Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press, 2008.Description: xvi, 378 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780822342649 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0822342642 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 303.48/33
LOC classification:
  • HM 851 K29t 2008
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HM 851 K29t 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000190525

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.

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.

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