Difference between revisions of "Convivial Tools"
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The underlying theme of all of Illich's work is how to give back to the average citizen some part of the control over knowledge and technology which is currently exercized by specialized elites. | The underlying theme of all of Illich's work is how to give back to the average citizen some part of the control over knowledge and technology which is currently exercized by specialized elites. | ||
| − | Illich was a precursor of the personal computing revolution and of the Internet. His book [http://clevercycles.com/tools_for_conviviality Tools for Conviviality] directly influenced [http://conviviality.ouvaton.org/article.php3?id_article=39 Lee Felsenstein], whose key role in the invention of the personal computer is little recognized today. Illich also advocated "[http://conviviality.ouvaton.org/article.php3?id_article=31 Learning Webs]," facilitated by a computer that would provide "peer matching." This remarkable premonition by Illich of one of the main functions of the Internet shows how much of his pioneering vision has today become mainstream. Another example is that he envisaged tools which would be developed and maintained by a community of users, which is precisely how Open Source Software is developed. | + | Illich was a precursor of the personal computing revolution and of the Internet. His book [http://clevercycles.com/tools_for_conviviality Tools for Conviviality] directly influenced [http://conviviality.ouvaton.org/article.php3?id_article=39 Lee Felsenstein], whose key role in the invention of the personal computer is little recognized today. Illich also advocated "[http://conviviality.ouvaton.org/article.php3?id_article=31 Learning Webs]," facilitated by a computer that would provide "peer matching." This remarkable premonition by Illich of one of the main functions of the Internet shows how much of his pioneering vision has today become mainstream. Another example is that he envisaged tools which would be developed and maintained by a community of users, which is precisely how [http://convivialtools.net/index.php?title=Free_and_Open_Source_Software Open Source Software] is developed. |
==Reparable tools== | ==Reparable tools== | ||
