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Decoding Liberation: The Promise of Free and Open Source Software

AUTHOR Dexter, Scott D.; Chopra, Samir
PUBLISHER Routledge (11/09/2009)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)
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This book explores the relationship between the free software movement and freedom. Focusing on five main themes-the emancipatory potential of technology, social liberties, the facilitation of creativity, the objectivity of computing as a 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?

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ISBN-13: 9780415876780
ISBN-10: 0415876788
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 214
Carton Quantity: 34
Product Dimensions: 5.90 x 0.60 x 8.90 inches
Weight: 0.65 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
Country of Origin: US
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Computers | Internet - General
Computers | Popular Culture
Computers | Media Studies
Dewey Decimal: 005.3
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This book explores the relationship between the free software movement and freedom. Focusing on five main themes-the emancipatory potential of technology, social liberties, the facilitation of creativity, the objectivity of computing as a 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?

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