| Autor: |
D΄Andrea, Vincenzo, De Paoli, Stefano, Teli, Maurizio |
| Zdroj: |
Open Source Development, Communities & Quality; 2008, p121-129, 9p |
| Abstrakt: |
How do hackers΄ practices produce hackers΄ identities? In this paper we argue that the association between science fiction and software programs is rooted in hackers΄ practices, defining how hackers΄ knowledge΄ emerge. The mediation is the one of the Heinlein verb ˵to grok″, part of the Jargon file and of the name of a code browser, OpenGrok, the technology mediating the relationship between OpenSolaris developers and the code base. Starting with a description of the peculiarity of the verb ˵to grok″, and its connection with a non-Cartesian view of knowledge, we discuss how the history of OpenGrok and its use by developers make this knowledge part of hackers΄ practices and identities, as someone involved in a true, deep understanding of software. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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