Readings

The readings for the thirteenth day of class examine issues related to copyright and open source.

Hacker Ethics

• The Hacker Ethics

Open Source

• What is open source?

• What Is Open Source Software, and Why Does It Matter?

• The Downsides of Open Source Software

Optional

• A Brief History of Free, Open Source Software and Its Communities

• Open Source World

• Why Open Source Misses the Point of Free Software

• Hard work and poor pay stresses out open-source maintainers

• The Few, the Tired, the Open Source Coders (Archive)

Quiz

Once you have performed the readings, you are to take the quiz below by 6:00 AM of the morning the reading is assigned (ie. it is due before class).