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Linux and the appeal to cultural values

2005; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Volume: 24; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1109/mtas.2005.1563501

1937-416X

Clinton R. Lanier,

Wikis in Education and Collaboration

The Linux operating system provides a good example demonstrating how the cultural values of both the technology and the culture that the technology is being transferred to could influence a software's popularity. The Linux case study also provides insight into how software localization - tailoring a piece of software to "fit" the market that it is being sold in - could be better performed.