Eric Raymond: Programmer, advocate of open-source software. Cyberlibertarian.
The Cathedral and the Bazaar
Raymond makes the case for open source software by explaining how he was able to improve a program with the help of the user community by making information available as it was developed. This pragmatic approach to software development, the bazaar approach, is juxtaposed [...]
In our research, we are so focused on situating ourselves. Jones and Silver point out the many hindrances we have to finding our spot, how difficult it is to move forward without pounding our stakes into solid foundations of previous research, and the challenges further research into Internet Studies may present. However, this lack of [...]
Hi, all.
My name is Ashley, and I am in my last semester in the Professional Writing program at ODU. I am interested in learning more about the different uses of social software. As a grassroots campaign coordinator at PETA, I work with our marketing department to maximize outreach efforts via Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, and other [...]