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Two bits : the cultural significance of free software
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Two bits : the cultural significance of free software

Author: Christopher M Kelty
Publisher: Durham : Duke University Press, 2008.
Series: Experimental futures
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Christopher M Kelty
ISBN: 9780822342427 0822342421 9780822342649 0822342642
OCLC Number: 183914703
Description: xvi, 378 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- pt. 1. The Internet -- 1. Geeks and recursive publics -- 2. Protestant reformers, polymaths, transhumanists -- pt. 2. Free software -- 3. The movement -- 4. Sharing source code -- 5. Conceiving open systems -- 6. Writing copyright licenses -- 7. Coordinating collaborations -- pt. 3. Modulations -- 8. "If we succeed, we will disappear" -- 9. Reuse, modification, and the nonexistence of norms -- Conclusion : The cultural consequences of free software -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Series Title: Experimental futures
Responsibility: Christopher M. Kelty.

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