Incorporating the Commons: A Political Economic Analysis of Corporate Involvement in Free and Open Source Software

Incorporating the Commons: A Political Economic Analysis of Corporate Involvement in Free and Open Source Software

Free (libre) and open source software (FLOSS) emerged in the 1980s as a radical alternative to proprietary software. Fighting back against what FLOSS enthusiasts viewed as overly restrictive intellectual property protections placed on proprietary software, FLOSS was designed with the intent of gran...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Birkinbine, Benjamin
Other Authors: Wasko, Janet
Language:en_US
Published: University of Oregon 2014
Subjects:
Commons
Free software
Labor
Media studies
Open source
Political economy of communications
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1794/18513

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http://hdl.handle.net/1794/18513

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