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| Open-source software: Open-source software is software with its source code made publicly available for anyone to use, modify, and distribute. This open collaboration fosters transparency, innovation, and rapid bug fixing. See also Software, Internet, Internet culture, Science, Progress, Innovation, Cooperation._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Cass R. Sunstein on Open Source Software - Dictionary of Arguments
I 164 Open Source Software/Sunstein: in normal companies, the intellectual property that the employees develop belongs to the company. For example, in Microsoft it is a computer code written by the employees or in Coca Cola the famous formula for the composition of the drink. I 165 However, it is possible that improvements can be achieved more quickly if they are accessible to many. I 166 Sunstein: I'm interested in how information and creativity that was originally distributed can be brought together with open source software. Open Source Software is free in the sense of free speech. It can also be sold. You may even have to pay for it. It is protected by copyright, therefore it may be subject to various conditions of use. (Wikipedia is also protected by a copyright - the "Copyleft"). >Copyright/Sunstein. I 171 Open source software became a great commercial success. Apache, an open source project has dominated the market for server software since 1995. >Software._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Sunstein I Cass R. Sunstein Infotopia: How Many Minds Produce Knowledge Oxford 2008 Sunstein II Cass R. Sunstein #Republic: Divided Democracy in the Age of Social Media Princeton 2017 |
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