Peer Participation and Software – What Mozilla Has to Teach Government

SPEAKER: David R. Booth (US), adjunct professor at University of San Francisco

Firefox, made by Mozilla, is used by an estimated 270 million people. To maintain and improve the browser, Mozilla depends not only on its team of professional programmers and managers but also on a network of volunteer technologists and enthusiasts—free/libre and open source software (FLOSS) developers—who... [read more]

SPEAKER: David R. Booth (US), adjunct professor at University of San Francisco

Firefox, made by Mozilla, is used by an estimated 270 million people. To maintain and improve the browser, Mozilla depends not only on its team of professional programmers and managers but also on a network of volunteer technologists and enthusiasts—free/libre and open source software (FLOSS) developers—who contribute their expertise.

This kind of peer production is unique, not only for its vast scale but also for its combination of structured, hierarchical management and open, collaborative volunteer participation.

David Booth examines the Mozilla Foundation's success at organizing large-scale participation in the development of its software and considers whether Mozilla's approach can be transferred to government and civil society.

This event is part of New Media Days 2010:
http://newmediadays.dk/david-r-booth

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