Internet, innovation, and open source: Actors in the network
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https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v6i1.824Abstract
This paper describes the evolution of the Linux operating system, and studies dynamics of socio-technical change using Linux as a case example. Theoretical models of community-based practice and learning are combined with actor-network theory, and the characteristics of the open source development model are described using the introduced theoretical concepts. The paper analyses the growth and development of Linux and its development community, and shows how the development community evolves into an ecology of community-centered practices.Downloads
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2001-01-08
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Tuomi, I. (2001). Internet, innovation, and open source: Actors in the network. First Monday, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v6i1.824
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