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What is Destructive Application Ideologies

Chapter 36
Handbook of Research on Open Source Software: Technological, Economic, and Social Perspectives
Ideology that may occur in the process of development, selection or use creating applications dedicated to create disruption, or selecting and using applications specifically to cause disruption regardless of the reason for developing them.
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Open Source Technology and Ideology in the Nonprofi t Context
Jonathan Peizer (Internaut Consulting, USA)
Copyright: © 2007 |Pages: 12
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-999-1.ch036
Abstract
This chapter contextualizes open source development and deployment in the nonprofit sector and discusses issues of ideology that often accompany it. The chapter separates and defines the ideologies of application development, selection and use, describing the different issues and impacts each creates in the nonprofit context. The purpose of the article is to clearly articulate the unique dynamics of application development and deployment in the nonprofit or social value context and where to apply ideological considerations for best effect.
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