"Open Source and the Evolution of Communication" by Zak Greant @ eLiberatica 2007
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The document discusses the evolution of communication through three revolutions: human language, programs (languages for machines), and the Internet. It defines free software and open source as software that users have the freedom to run, study, copy, modify, and share. The document also notes how programs allow machines to transform humans by acting as runnable versions of human skills, and how the Internet allows global broadcasting of those skills.
"Open Source and the Evolution of Communication" by Zak Greant @ eLiberatica 2007
- 1. Free Software, Open Source and the Evolution of Communication
- 2. Two Parts
- 3. Part I: Defining Free Software & Open Source
- 4. Free Software = Open Source
- 5. Open Source = Free Software
- 7. everyone
- 8. has the freedom to
- 9. run
- 10. study
- 11. copy
- 12. modify &
- 13. share.
- 14. The Three Big Communication Revolutions
- 15. Human Language
- 18. Programs (aka Language for Machines)
- 22. Punch Cards and Paisley
- 23. General Purpose Computers
- 25. Programs Are Runnable Versions of Human Skills
- 26. The Internet
- 28. The Net Allows Broadcast of Skills
- 29. Where are we now?
- 30. Thanks!
- 31. • Thanks to Jon Sullivan for dedicating the nice ladybug photo to the public domain (Image sourced from http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Image:Ladybird.jpg) • Thanks to George H. Williams for dedicating his photos of the Jacquard loom to the public domain (Images sourced from http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Image:Jacquard.loom.full.view.jpg and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Image:Jacquard.loom.cards.jpg)