Summary
Gabriella Coleman: Coding Freedom
Ethics and Aesthetics of Hacking
Leading us through the life of the hacker community, the author introduces us to the idea of free software and open source, and considers hacking a technical, aesthetic and moral project that questions the values of modern liberalism. She explores the emergence and political significance of free software in the United States and Europe and seeks to shed light on the ethical background of hackers' commitment to free software, the social codes used by hackers, and the political struggle through which hackers challenge copyright and intellectual property rights.
Gabriella Coleman: Anthropologist researching digital media politics, digital space ethics, citizen privacy, government surveillance, and data protection. As part of her research and internet activism, she wrote about the ethics and aesthetics of hacker societies and explored the phenomenon of Anonymous.
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