How Open Is the Future? : Economic, Social and Cultural Scenarios Inspired by Free and Open-Source Software
ISBN: 9789054873785
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / ASP
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Limited; Download: 7 Days at a Time
Subjects: Computer Science/ IT;

With the rise of the internet and the growing concern over intellectual property, this study provides an open, constructive platform for a wide range of lawyers, artists, journalists, and activists to discuss their views on the future of free and open-source software. By exchanging both complementary and conflicting opinions, the contributors look ahead to the evolution, prospects, and issues of sharing knowledge and ideas through technology.

Marleen Wynants is the operational director of the Brussels University and Industry Crosstalks Network and a contributor to Janus magazine. Jan Cornelis is the vice rector for research of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and head of the electronics and information-processing department. He is also a consultant professor at Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xian, China, and a member of the board of directors of the Interuniversity MicroElectronics Centre in Leuven, Belgium.


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