|
|
Open Source
Fetch Headings.ExtraData
Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results10 Connexions Library2 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 11 Sources Library 1 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryCopyleft: Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Article A play on the word copyright to describe the practice of using copyright law to remove restrictions on distributing copies and modified versions of a work for others and requiring that the same freedo... The Everyday Activist: 365 Ways to Change the World Horton, Michael Book 2006 A positive, practical guide to healing the world - one day at a time. Packed with ideas and facts from leading campaign organizations, this handbook shows how the smallest actions can make a differenc... GNU Project: Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Article A free software, mass collaboration project. Open Source Software: a necessary tool to build our movements | What's Left Article 2016 Software companies are exploitative and other companies should invest in unionized products, condem work to lower wages and act in solidarity with other workers in the software industry. Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - March 26, 2015: Sustainability, ecology, and agriculture Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 This issue features a number of items related to sustainability, ecology, and agriculture, including Vandana Shiva's article "Small is the New Big," the Council of Canadians' new report on water issue... Protect your freedom and privacy; join us in creating an Internet that's safer from surveillance Rogoff, Zak Article 2013 In order to defang surveillance programs like PRISM, we need to stop using centralized systems and come together to build an Internet that's decentralized, trustworthy, and free "as in freedom." Stallman, FOSS and the Adobe Nightmare: Don't Say Stallman Didn't Warn You!  Lopez, Alfredo Article 2013 If the users don't control the program, the program controls the users. Free Open Source Software gives control to users, whereas proprietary software gives control to the corporations that own the so... 12 Reasons You'll Be Hearing More About The Commons In 2012 Walljasper, Jay Article 2012 "We Power" stands at the convergence of economic and cultural trends. Volkswagen and the Quandary of Hidden Code Blunden, Bill Article 2015 After Volkswagen's emissions-rigging scandal, Blunden states that this company is not the only one engaging in the practice of secretly modifying technology. Rather, systematic hidden codes are embedd... Who's downloading pirated papers? Everyone: In rich and poor countries, researchers turn to the Sci-Hub website Bohannon, John Article 2016 Researchers are increasingly turning to Sci-Hub, the world's largest largest 'pirate' website for scholarly literature. Sci-Hub is becoming the world's de facto open-access research library. Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryChaos Computer Club: Europe's biggest hackers' congress underway in Hamburg Janjevic, Darko 2015 Some 12,000 hackers are challenging the power of Google, Facebook and Youtube to filter information and shape users' view of the world. One of them demonstrated how to hack into VW's cheating software... EFF to Librarian of Congress: Let Car Owners Look Under the Hood Walsh, Kit 2014 The reach of copyright law has expanded so far that it now threatens people's ability to repair their own cars and protect them against malware. Yesterday, EFF launched a legal campaign to fend off th... Open Content Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Open Source Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Open-source Software Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Computer software that is available in source code form for which the source code and certain other rights normally reserved for copyright holders are provided under a software license that permits us... OpenStreetMap OpenStreetMap is a map of the world, created by people like you and free to use under an open license.
OpenStreetMap is built by a community of mappers that contribute and maintain data about roads, ... OpenStreetMap (Wikipedia article) Wikipedia article OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a collaborative project to create a free editable map of the world. Two major driving forces behind the establishment and growth of OSM have been restrictions on use or availabi... Share-alike Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia A descriptive term used in the Creative Commons project for copyright licenses which include certain copyleft provisions. Where the free software movement went wong-and how to fix it. Finley, Klint 2013 Finley discusses the differences between Free Software and OpenSource software from a political perspective. You Are Not a Gadget A Manifesto Lanier, Jaron 2010 The internet has spawned a hive mentality, where the crowd takes precedence over the individual. From the Connexions ArchivesIntelligentSearch.ca Website 2017 A web portal featuring topics related to research and the Internet. The home page features a selection of recent and important articles. A search feature, subject index, and other research tools make ... |
