Who are computer hackers? What is free software? And what does
the emergence of a community dedicated to the production of free
and open source software--and to hacking as a technical, aesthetic,
and moral project--reveal about the values of contemporary
liberalism? Exploring the rise and political significance of the
free and open source software (F/OSS) movement in the United States
and Europe, Coding Freedom details the ethics behind hackers'
devotion to F/OSS, the social codes that guide its production, and
the political struggles through which hackers question the scope
and direction of copyright and patent law. In telling the story of
the F/OSS movement, the book unfolds a broader narrative involving
computing, the politics of access, and intellectual property.
E. Gabriella Coleman tracks the ways in which hackers
collaborate and examines passionate manifestos, hacker humor, free
software project governance, and festive hacker conferences.
Looking at the ways that hackers sustain their productive freedom,
Coleman shows that these activists, driven by a commitment to their
work, reformulate key ideals including free speech, transparency,
and meritocracy, and refuse restrictive intellectual protections.
Coleman demonstrates how hacking, so often marginalized or
misunderstood, sheds light on the continuing relevance of
liberalism in online collaboration.
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