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Coleman s article m akes the assertion that source code should be considered as another

language, as speech, and within this framework, it should be treated with all of the respect

given to the right of free speech. Though FOSS challenges the ideology of intellectual

property, Coleman draws parallels between freedom of speech and freedom of code, thus

demonstrating that issues of intellectual property and ideas can be viewed as interpretative.

Although Coleman is clearly biased in favor of open source, her article brings up a myriad

of excellent points that can be used in supporting the case for open source.

DeLanda, M. (2001, Fall 2001). The politics of software: The case of open source. Dissent, 48 ,

96. Retrieved from

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This article provides a basic introduction to FOSS and proceeds to explore how the freedom

to change and improve software, as allowed by open source, would ultimately create more

reliable information technology. The author evaluates GPL and the programmers who

provided free time to improving the growth of the internet. Conclusions are drawn in favor

of FOSS based on pure quality over closed source.

Gallaway, T., & Kinnear, D. (2004). Open source software, the wrongs of copyright, and the rise

of technology. Journal of Economic Issues, 38 (2), 467-474. Retrieved from


This article deepens the case of open source software, while exploring the problems in

relation to copyright and intellectual property. Like several other articles, it draws on the

fact that free access to digitized information and software would boost economic trends.

The authors assertion that old economic models are no longer appropriate are u nderlying
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throughout the article. This content can be useful in proving that open source benefits other

parts of society.

Kaufman, R. (2012). Access all areas? Bookseller, (5545), 11-12. Retrieved from

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This short article explores the complex concept of open access by examining the basis and

need for it, as well as the implications of proprietary information. The author s perspective

shies away from personal belief and seems to objectively support the widespread availability

of quality information. This article would serve useful in providing basic groundwork on

the idea of open access.

Kuehnel, A. (2008). Microsoft, open source and the software ecosystem: Of predators and

prey the leopard can change its spots. Information & Communications Technology Law,

17 (2), 107-124. doi:10.1080/13600830802204229

This article discusses the nar row attempts made by Microsoft in order to embrace open

source software through its Shared Source Initiative. The author evaluates the clear value

and benefit of free and open source software, and asserts that Microsoft s efforts are too

miniscule for the grand scale of open source today, thus the metaphor of predator and prey.

This article is rife with facts, and thus will be a great source of data.

May, C. (2008). Opening other windows: A political economy of openness in a global

information society. Review of International Studies, 34 (S1), 69-92.

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The author demonstrates how open source poses a threat to intellectual property. He

provides insight into the global information society, information development, and how

political economy, communication, and infrastructure can be affected by the benefits of

open source inclusion. The author s objective stance makes it difficult to understand his

beliefs, while his statements support open source as a widespread benefit for society. The

article could be utilized to exemplify how open source affects a number of societal factors.

McGowan, M. K., Stephens, P., & Gruber, D. (2007). An exploration of the ideologies of

software intellectual property: The impact on ethical decision making. Journal of Business

Ethics, 73 (4), 409-424. doi :http://dx.doi.org.jerome.stjohns.edu:81/10.1007/s10551-006-

9215-1

Attempting to explain the complexities of the ethics of software and source code as an

intellectual property, this article details the many different perspectives of interested parties

(broken into four groups by the authors). The article presents yet another challenge to

embracing open source, even if the benefits of utilizing technology for the greater good

supersede intellectual property.

Powell, A. (2012). Democratizing production through open source knowledge: From open

software to open hardware. Media, Culture & Society, 34 (6), 691-708.

doi:10.1177/0163443712449497

Powell focuses on the potential of open source and free software as a tool to create greater

democratization. She frames the benefits of this in terms of information exchange,

economic and market production, and communication in society. The author also provides a

sound background on the initial ideology, access to source code and licenses, and delves
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into the idea of open source and open license hardware as a complex next step in the

FOSS movement.

Poynder, R. (2010). Open source and the democratic process. Information Today, 27 (11), 31.

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This short book review of David Booth s Peer Participation and Software: What Mozilla has

to Teach the Government focuses on the loose organization and collaborative efforts of open

source and how it could act as a model for how the government conducts campaigns and

programs. While the author runs through some examples used by Booth, his overarching

suggestion seems to disprove Booth s assertion that Mozilla is the appropriate example off

which to model. After reading this review, it seems the best source would be the book itself.

Raymond, E. S. (2004, Jul/Aug 2004). Open minds, open source. Analog Science Fiction & Fact,

124 , 100-109. Retrieved from


This article demonstrates that technology and software have become innate to our

infrastructure as a society, and we need to embrace open source as a compatible, reliable

alternative to traditional business models of closed source software. The author provides a

basic description of source code and underlines the sign ificance of open source s peer

review, which provides a quality performance unmatched by closed source. The author,

having actively written code and having a hand in the Open Source Initiative, provides

unique insight as he argues for ultimate transparency in source code. His defense of open

source as more reliable than closed brings a technical (if not scientific) aspect to the debate

that would prove helpful.
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The rise of the free software movement: Freedom from proprietary control. (2004). Multinational

Monitor, 25 (7/8), 29-33. Retrieved from


This interview with Richard Stallman provides readers with unique insight into Stallman s

beliefs and ideas, as the founder of the Open Source Movement. Stallman s explanations of

free software, free programming, the benefits of each and for whom, the players, as well as

his four software freedoms are useful in understanding the background and basic tenets of

the Open Source Movement.

Truscello, M. J. A. (2005). The technical effect: Free and open source software and the

programming of everyday life. (Ph.D., University of Waterloo (Canada)). ProQuest

Dissertations and Theses, Retrieved from

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(prod.academic_MSTAR_305389027).

In his dissertation, Truscello examines the relationship between everyday life and software.

He discusses in great detail what he refers to as the rhetorical ecology of the technical

effect, while including a brief history of FOSS, drawing on some of the major players, and

examining the uses of software cross-culturally. The conclusion suggests that proprietary

and open source software should eventually collaborate for the greater good.

Willinsky, J. (2006). The access principle: The case for open access to research and scholarship.

Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press. Retrieved on 4 July 2013, from

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