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Two Bits: The Cultural Significance of Free Software

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Two Bits: The Cultural Significance of Free Software
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Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN/ASIN: 0822342642
ISBN-13: 9780822342649
Number of pages: 396

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The author investigates the history and cultural significance of Free Software, revealing the people and practices that have transformed not only software but also music, film, science, and education. He explains how these specific practices have reoriented the relations of power around the creation, dissemination, and authorization of all kinds of knowledge.

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