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Decoding Liberation - The Promise of Free and Open Source Software (Hardcover)
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Decoding Liberation - The Promise of Free and Open Source Software (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Studies in New Media and Cyberculture
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Software is more than a set of instructions for computers: it
enables (and disables) political imperatives and policies. Nowhere
is the potential for radical social and political change more
apparent than in the practice and movement known as "free
software." Free software makes the knowledge and innovation of its
creators publicly available. This liberation of code-celebrated in
free software's explicatory slogan "Think free speech, not free
beer"-is the foundation, for example, of the Linux phenomenon.
Decoding Liberation provides a synoptic perspective on the
relationships between free software and freedom. Focusing on five
main themes-the emancipatory potential of technology, social
liberties, the facilitation of creativity, the objectivity of
computing as scientific practice, and the role of software in a
cyborg world-the authors ask: What are the freedoms of free
software, and how are they manifested? This book is essential
reading for anyone interested in understanding how free software
promises to transform not only technology but society as well.
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Imprint: |
Routledge
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Routledge Studies in New Media and Cyberculture |
Release date: |
August 2007 |
First published: |
August 2007 |
Authors: |
Samir Chopra
• Scott D. Dexter
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
232 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-415-97893-4 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
0-415-97893-9 |
Barcode: |
9780415978934 |
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