Two Bits: The Cultural Significance of Free Software

(Part of the Experimental Futures Series)

by Christopher M. Kelty

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In Two Bits, Christopher M. Kelty investigates the history and cultural significance of Free Software, revealing the people and practices that have transformed not only software but also music, film, science, and education. Free Software is a set of practices devoted to the collaborative creation of software source code that is made openly and freely available through an unconventional use of copyright law. Kelty explains how these specific...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0822342642

ISBN13:9780822342649

Release Date:June 2008

Publisher:Duke University Press

Length:400 Pages

Weight:1.50 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"

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Anthropology Business & Management Communication & Media Studies Computer Science Computers Computers & Technology Cultural Culture History History & Philosophy

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