• DOI:10.1353/anq.2004.0035
Corpus ID: 143633315

The Political Agnosticism of Free and Open Source Software and the Inadvertent Politics of Contrast

@article{Coleman2004ThePA,
  title={The Political Agnosticism of Free and Open Source Software and the Inadvertent Politics of Contrast},
  author={G. Coleman},
  journal={Anthropological Quarterly},
  year={2004},
  volume={77},
  pages={507 - 519}
}

G. Coleman

Published 2004

Sociology

Anthropological Quarterly

Free and open source software (FOSS), which is by now entrenched in the technology sector, has recently traveled far beyond this sphere in the form of artifacts, licenses, and as a broader icon for openness and collaboration.1 FOSS has attained a robust socio-political life as a touchstone for like-minded projects in art, law, journalism, and science-some examples being MIT's OpenCourseWare project, School Forge, and the BBC's decision to release all their archives under a Creative Commons… CONTINUE READING

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