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Essay

Conceiving Open Systems

Author: Christopher M. Kelty (University of California, Los Angeles)

  • Conceiving Open Systems

    Essay

    Conceiving Open Systems

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Abstract

This Article tells the story of the contest over the meaning of "open systems" from 1980 to 1993, a contest to create a simultaneously moral and technical infrastructure within the computer industry.

Keywords: Information technology -- Social aspects, Technological innovations, Open source software, Software licensing

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Published on
2009-01-01