Coding freedom [ the ethics and aesthetics of hacking

Who are computer hackers? What is free software? And what does the emergence of a community dedicated to the production of free and open source software--and to hacking as a technical, aesthetic, and moral project--reveal about the values of contemporary liberalism? Exploring the rise and political...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Coleman, E. Gabriella , 1973- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press , c2013
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Online Access:http://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/iviewer/PUPB0001800/userkey/pc/1/0/read.html
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The life of a free software hacker
  • 2. A tale of two legal regimes
  • 3. The craft and craftiness of hacking
  • 4. Two ethical movements in Debian
  • 5. Code is speech