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This is a presentation held at eLiberatica 2007.http://www.eliberatica.ro/2007/One of the biggest events of its kind in Eastern Europe, eLiberatica brings community leaders from around the world to discuss about the hottest topics in FLOSS movement, demonstrating the advantages of adopting, using and developing Open Source and Free Software solutions.The eLiberatica organizational committee together with our speakers and guests, have graciously allowed media representatives and all attendees to photograph, videotape and otherwise record their sessions, on the condition that the photos, videos and recordings are licensed under the Creative Commons Share-Alike 3.0 License.
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Wisdom of the crowds or being (not) passionate about open source and collective innovation
Alina Ştefan
What is it?
- a system that stimulates innovation better than other systems, an economic model (give then receive becomes give after you receive and only if you want)
- teamworking becomes cyberteamworking
- an organizational model closer to the one found in nature: colonies of ants
- the role of serendipity
Who are they?
- prosumers
- users
- team leaders
- virtual teams
- companies
- institutions
(after Moreno Muffatto)
What moves them?
The Good Samaritan:Helps without expecting
something in return
Believes in freedom
Makes his own clothes
Belongs to a communityHas a certain sense of
rebellion
Has developed a semiotic universe
Is involved
A type of investment
You invest: time, knowledge
You get: knowledge, increased reputation, expertise which is sought increase your Karma
level / Mana
PASSION
Why now?
Gustave le Bon
The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind, 1896
“Crowds do not accumulateintelligence, but mediocrity”
James Surowiecki
Wisdom of the Crowds, 2004
“The many are smarter than the few...”
...if there is:- diversity of opinion- independence- decentralization- aggregation
How is it promoted?
- One Laptop per child – critical mass
- lobbying (IP aspects):
- can we speak of competition?
Water, Alcohol Denat., Fragrance, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Triethyl Citrate, Farnesol, Benzyl Salicylate, Hexyl Cinnamal, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde, Linalool, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Citral, Coumarin, Limonene, Butylphenyl, Methylpropional, Geraniol, Citronellol
Is it a panacea – where are the limits?
- digital Maoism (Jaron Lanier)
- prisoner's dilemma:
- I stay silent and you stay silent --> we both go to prison a couple of months
- I betray and you betray --> we both go to prison a couple of years
- I stay silent and you betray --> I die, you are free
- I betray and you stay silent --> I am free, you die
Audience generated presentation
1) Are there businesses more likely than others to use OS? What would make the difference?
2) How do open source promoters cope with prisoner's dilemma?
3) Can we speak of competition between OS outputs?
Thank you very much for your attention and participation!
