02660nam 22007212a 450 991096818480332120080626022021.09786613022752978128302275012830227539780822389002082238900210.1515/9780822389002(CKB)1000000000757408(EBL)1169937(OCoLC)232639474(SSID)ssj0000390657(PQKBManifestationID)12119091(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000390657(PQKBWorkID)10450331(PQKB)11539103(MiAaPQ)EBC1169937232639474(DE-B1597)554739(DE-B1597)9780822389002(OCoLC)1167902632(Perlego)1467332(EXLCZ)99100000000075740820080626d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTwo bits the cultural significance of free software /Christopher M. KeltyDurham Duke University Press20081 online resource (397 p.)Experimental futuresDescription based upon print version of record.9780822342649 0822342642 9780822342427 0822342421 Includes bibliographical references and index.Part I. The Internet. Geeks and recursive publics. Protestant reformers, polymaths, transhumanists -- Part II. Free software. The movement. Sharing source code. Conceiving open systems. Writing copyright licenses. Coordinating collaborations -- Part III. Modulations. "If we succeed, we will disappear" Reuse, modification, and the nonexistence of norms. Conclusion: the cultural consequences of free software.Ethnographic study of the programmers, engineers, and hackers who have shaped the internet since the 1970s and the battles that have been waged amongst them over the development of open source software.e-Duke books scholarly collection.Experimental futures.Information societyOpen source softwareSocial aspectsInformation society.Open source softwareSocial aspects.303.48/33303.4833LC 13000rvkKelty Christopher M.1972-1806147MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910968184803321Two bits4355146UNINA