Open source is awesome for anything which is basically "intellectual property" in nature. I don't see how it would realistically be applied to anything else, though. If I work hard on something, I generally don't mind someone copying what I've done. However, if I carve a really cool statue, I will be pretty pissed if someone tries to take it from me.
Understand it as replacing conservative tradition for pragmatism and community. Its not just about open source, but also open content and the culture that surrounds it . By overcoming consumerism and and closed media we can begin to create our own cultures, rather than being victims to the whims of a culture created by others and handed down. I think the movement of open source can be seen as a reaction to this, and even understood as a cunterculture. The amatuer has become the expert. Even a well needed hint of socialism surrounds the concept. Culture influences not only the mundane tasks of society, but also vital ones.
art and information in general, but thats a pretty flimsy foundation to build a society on top of. Open source works great for commodities without a physical artifact, but when it comes to more mundane tasks like distributing food and putting out fires the open source model doesn't seem terribly relevant.
This poll originates from the article "The Open Source Revolution and Society" posted at Philosophy-explained.com"Open Source Revolution lends new drive to innovation, epistemology, peer support, and ultimately an altruism that trumps the capitalist agenda of elitism." At the very least its a revolution of art
How would you apply an "open-source paradigm" to human social organization? Does this mean that everything about an individual is open-source, or merely what they create?Open source is a system for knowledge management, not social organization. Implementing appropriate knowledge sharing within some social institutions and reforming the nature of intellectual property are important, but talking about a "open source society" is just blowing smoke up yer own ass.
Open source is awesome for anything which is basically "intellectual property" in nature. I don't see how it would realistically be applied to anything else, though. If I work hard on something, I generally don't mind someone copying what I've done. However, if I carve a really cool statue, I will be pretty pissed if someone tries to take it from me.
Understand it as replacing conservative tradition for pragmatism and community. Its not just about open source, but also open content and the culture that surrounds it . By overcoming consumerism and and closed media we can begin to create our own cultures, rather than being victims to the whims of a culture created by others and handed down. I think the movement of open source can be seen as a reaction to this, and even understood as a cunterculture. The amatuer has become the expert. Even a well needed hint of socialism surrounds the concept. Culture influences not only the mundane tasks of society, but also vital ones.
art and information in general, but thats a pretty flimsy foundation to build a society on top of. Open source works great for commodities without a physical artifact, but when it comes to more mundane tasks like distributing food and putting out fires the open source model doesn't seem terribly relevant.
This poll originates from the article "The Open Source Revolution and Society" posted at Philosophy-explained.com"Open Source Revolution lends new drive to innovation, epistemology, peer support, and ultimately an altruism that trumps the capitalist agenda of elitism." At the very least its a revolution of art
How would you apply an "open-source paradigm" to human social organization? Does this mean that everything about an individual is open-source, or merely what they create?Open source is a system for knowledge management, not social organization. Implementing appropriate knowledge sharing within some social institutions and reforming the nature of intellectual property are important, but talking about a "open source society" is just blowing smoke up yer own ass.