Re: Community digest, Vol 1 #115 - 4 msgs

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>    1. FOSS model in other fields/contexts (ravi srinivas)
>    2. Last CFPs: FLOSS session at EASST-4S Joint Conference 2004 (Yuwei
Lin)
>    3. Re: FOSS model in other fields/contexts (Christopher M. Kelty)
>    4. open source-bio linux (ravi srinivas)
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> Message: 1
> Date: 23 Feb 2004 19:32:50 -0000
> From: "ravi srinivas" <[email protected]>
> Reply-To: "ravi srinivas" <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [F/OSS-Community] FOSS model in other fields/contexts
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2004 19:23:11 +0000
> From: Yuwei Lin <[email protected]>
> To: undisclosed-recipients:;
> Subject: [F/OSS-Community] Last CFPs: FLOSS session at EASST-4S Joint
Conference 2004
>
> ** APOLOGIES FOR CROSS POSTING **
>
> The Last Call For Papers
> Session on Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) Studies
> Deadline for abstracts - 14th February 2004
> (Please Note That The Deadline is 1 week ahead from now on)
>
> EASST-4S Joint Conference 2004
> 25-28 August 2004, the Ecole des Mines, Paris
> http://www.congres-scientifiques.com/4S-EASST/).
>
> Session on Free/Libre Open Source Software:
> Community, Democracy, Expertise and Freedom
>
> The free/libre open source software (FLOSS) has emerged as an important
> phenomenon in the ICT sector as well as in the wider public domain. A
> new research strand has attracted scholars and practitioners to analyse
> the development of FLOSS from many perspectives. While the FLOSS
> community continues to grow, diverse actors (e.g. developers, firms,
> end-users, organisations, governments etc. just to name a few) are
> brought into play. Meanwhile, a variety of apparatuses and inscriptions
> (e.g. technical ones such as software and hardware tools,
> socio-economical ones such as licences, educational ones such as
> certificates, and socio-cultural ones such as on/off line discussion
> forums) are developed and employed to maintain the practice. The complex
> composition of the FLOSS community entails a heterogeneous field where
> innovation is socio-technically constructed. Practices and norms in the
> FLOSS community are interpreted differently in support of individual
> demands (social, economic, political, technical) of the actors. Such a
> heterogeneous world resembles an ecological system that contains
> diversity while resources (information, knowledge and tools) are
> commonly shared amongst actors. While the open source pattern has been
> said to be a means through which black-boxed software innovation can be
> opened up and users empowered , it would be worth studying how
> communication between actors is undertaken to bridge their differences.
> Indeed, good communications can engage actors with different backgrounds
> in the community, encourage cooperation with each other and enhance
> mutual trust. However, debates and conflicts taking place in the
> development of FLOSS will also shape its future innovation. It would be
> interesting to study these various views in the community, see how they
> are conveyed and negotiated, and then analyse the implications of FLOSS
> innovation in the broader sense.
>
> The aim of this multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary workshop for
> academics at all levels is to investigate the socio-technical
> interactions and relationships between diverse actors and actants in the
> development of FLOSS. In so doing, one is able to understand the dynamic
> FLOSS innovation system. Through a half-day long workshop with a number
> of presentations and discussions, we will be able to explore and ground
> answers in both empirical and theoretical investigations.
>
> Abstracts may include issues relating to (but not subject to):
>
> * Democracy and Leadership
> * Open Source Software Economics & innovation models
> * Licences and Intellectual Property
> * Virtual Communities & Collaborative Learning (Social and
> Organisational Aspects)
> * Socio-Technical Constructions of Software Technologies
>
> Abstract Guidelines
>
> Abstracts should be about 300 words in length, as an email attachment,
> listing name, organisation, contact address, telephone and email
> address, and should include the title of the proposed paper.
>
> The closing date for abstracts is the 14th February 2004.  Please note
> that paper presenters need to register for the conference and pay the
> registration fee.
>
> Please address all abstracts and enquiries to: -
>
> Yuwei Lin
> Science and Technologies Studies Unit
> Department of Sociology
> University of York
> York YO10 5DD, UK
> Tel:  +44 (0) 1904 434742
> Fax: +44 (0) 1904 433043
> Email: [email protected]
>
> Session organisers:
> Yuwei Lin, University of York, UK
> Ruben van Wendel de Joode, Delft, University of Technology, Netherlands
> Shay David, Cornell University, USA
>
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> Yuwei Lin
> Science and Technology Studies Unit (SATSU)
> Department of Sociology
> University of York
> UK
> Tel. +44-1904-434742
> Fax. +44-1904-433043
> http://www-users.york.ac.uk/~yl107
> http://www.york.ac.uk/org/satsu/
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 13:55:46 -0600
> From: "Christopher M. Kelty" <ckelty-OhmvVRJSr/[email protected]>
> To: ravi srinivas <[email protected]>,
[email protected]
> Subject: Re: [F/OSS-Community] FOSS model in other fields/contexts
> Reply-To: ckelty-OhmvVRJSr/[email protected]
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>
> Ravi,
>
> The Connexions Project at Rice University (http://cnx.rice.edu) has
> been working with the American National History Museum, the Texas
> Botanical Institute and some researchers at Texas A&M to provide a way
> to make biodiversity information freely and legally available.  I'd be
> happy to talk with you about it, if you are interested in
> participating.
>
> Chris Kelty
>
> On Mon, Feb 23, 2004 at 07:32:50PM -0000, ravi srinivas wrote:
> >
> > I am visting scholar at Law School,Indiana
University,Bloomington,researching on Biodiversity and Intellectual Property
Rights.I am interested in knowing more about the use of open source/free
software models, in fields,other than, software development,particularly in
biotechnology/genomics/bioinformatics etc.
> > I have written about a biolinux model in a different context.
> >
> > thanks.
> > ravi srinivas
> > [email protected]
> > http://in.geocities.com/ravisrinivasin
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: 23 Feb 2004 21:40:22 -0000
> From: "ravi srinivas" <[email protected]>
> Reply-To: "ravi srinivas" <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [F/OSS-Community] open source-bio linux
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