[WOS] Chaos im Basar

[Detlef Borchers]

Schnippel, schnappel:

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Linux: A Bazaar at the Edge of Chaos
by Ko Kuwabara

This paper establishes a context for the work of Eric Raymond and his
description of the Linux phenomenon, by examining the emerging science
of
complex adaptive systems pioneered by John Holland, Christopher Langton,
Robert Axelrod, among others. Raymond's evolutionary view is given an
extended
and more formal treatment under the terms of chaos and complexity, and
chaos
and complexity under the terms of sociology. In addition, this paper
presents
an ethnographic account of Linux, amassed from a series of electronic
mail
interviews with kernel developers. These interviews examine Linux as a
social
phenomena, which has prompted wide interest and become a subject of
heated
discussion.

http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue5_3/kuwabara/



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