'Disorder' may make for a catchier project title, but 'low barrier to entry' may be more appropriate. 'Illegal and irregular' implies a shared context of law and standards. 'Minimal legal overhead' and 'highly heterogenous' says the same thing with less spin.
SJ On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 3:16 PM, Christian Villum <[email protected]> wrote: > Science question: I am researching disorder in open culture (open culture > defined as referring to the actors, practices and produce that constitute an > environment of open sharing, prosumerism, copyright liberalization activism > and collaborative development work). > > My hypothesis is that the immanent and ubiquitous disorder (unstable, > autonomous, illegal, unpaid and irregular practices) is a most significant > part of what makes open culture vibrant, dynamic, innovative, productive and > even at times what makes it competitive (compared to similar > conventional/proprietary/controlled/corporate practices). In other words, > that this disorder is a strength in the open culture, not a flaw. Do you > agree? Disagree? Why and why not? > > Secondly, I am looking for particular examples from open culture where > disorder is appearant. > > Thank you, > Christian > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
