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Should Open-Source Technology be used in Design Education?

Should Open-Source Technology be used in Design Education?

Tom Page
Copyright: © 2015 |Volume: 6 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 14
ISSN: 1942-3926|EISSN: 1942-3934|EISBN13: 9781466677333|DOI: 10.4018/IJOSSP.2015010102
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Page, Tom. "Should Open-Source Technology be used in Design Education?." IJOSSP vol.6, no.1 2015: pp.17-30. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJOSSP.2015010102

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Page, T. (2015). Should Open-Source Technology be used in Design Education?. International Journal of Open Source Software and Processes (IJOSSP), 6(1), 17-30. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJOSSP.2015010102

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Page, Tom. "Should Open-Source Technology be used in Design Education?," International Journal of Open Source Software and Processes (IJOSSP) 6, no.1: 17-30. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJOSSP.2015010102

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Abstract

There has been some argument as to the legitimacy of the use of open-source technology (OST) in product design and manufacturing. Much of this has focused on intellectual property rights of the designer in the use of open-source software (OSS) and open-source hardware (OSH). Furthermore, in design education the question as to whether product design and industrial design students should learn to use open-source technology has been widely asked. This research addresses this question and considers commercial and non-commercial applications of open-source technology. The research methods comprised interviews and questionnaire survey with practicing designers and design students. The findings were analysed and discussed in relation to the growth in the application of open-source technology in commercial and educational settings.

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