[FC-discuss] Is disorder is a strength in open culture?

[Alex Kozak]

If you define disorder as "unstable, autonomous, illegal, unpaid and
irregular practices", I would disagree that it is ubiquitous or indicative
of open culture, at least in the domains most associated with *having* an
open culture. The success of open source and open content collaboration has
been through stable communities with emergent structure collaborating
towards a shared vision, often with the aid of legal tools that offer a
route around ownership ambiguities (so not relying on illegal practices).

I think you might need to distinguish between different domains, such as
open culture in music, education, science, etc... otherwise you run the risk
of overgeneralizing.

- Alex

On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 1:54 PM, Samuel Klein <meta.sj at gmail.com> wrote:

>  'Disorder' may make for a catchier project title, but 'low barrier to
> entry' may be more appropriate.   'Illegal and irregular' implies a
> shared context of law and standards.  'Minimal legal overhead' and
> 'highly heterogenous' says the same thing with less spin.
>
> SJ
>
> On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 3:16 PM, Christian Villum <villum at autofunk.dk>
> wrote:
> > Science question: I am researching disorder in open culture (open culture
> > defined as referring to the actors, practices and produce that constitute
> an
> > environment of open sharing, prosumerism, copyright liberalization
> activism
> > and collaborative development work).
> >
> > My hypothesis is that the immanent and ubiquitous disorder (unstable,
> > autonomous, illegal, unpaid and irregular practices) is a most
> significant
> > part of what makes open culture vibrant, dynamic, innovative, productive
> and
> > even at times what makes it competitive (compared to similar
> > conventional/proprietary/controlled/corporate practices). In other words,
> > that this disorder is a strength in the open culture, not a flaw. Do you
> > agree? Disagree? Why and why not?
> >
> > Secondly, I am looking for particular examples from open culture where
> > disorder is appearant.
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Christian
> >
> >
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Alex Kozak
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