By Michal Seta.
In this paper I draw a parallel, based mostly on my own experiences,
between the sense of freedom involved in the use of Free Software and
Free Improvisation in music. I have been making music with the Linux
operating system and software libre for the past ten years.
Incidentally, I have been involved with so called "free
improvisation" for about the same amount of time. Recently I have
given some thought to the fact that there are points, on the
ideological and/or philosophical level, common to these two concepts,
otherwise seemingly unrelated. For an electroacoustic
musician/improviser, the use of software is simply unavoidable. Below
I explain why, in my understanding, a free improviser in the context
of electronic music will feel right at home with free software. This
paper is simply a collection of personal reflections and thoughts
about the subject.
<http://cec.concordia.ca/econtact/11_3/seta_freedom.html>Link (via
Jane Tingley)
