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Software livre, cultura hacker e o ecossistema da colaborao 

 Software livre, cultura hacker e o ecossistema da colaborao

Software livre, cultura


hacker e ecossistema
da colaborao
Anderson Fernandes de Alencar
Murilo Bansi Machado
Rafael Evangelista
Sergio Amadeu da Silveira
Vicente Macedo de Aguiar (Org)

Dados Internacionais de Catalogao na Publicao (CIP)


Biblioteca Prof. Jos Geraldo Vieira

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Software livre, cultura hacker e o ecossistema da colaborao /
organizao Vicente Macedo de Aguiar ; ilustraes
Murilo Machado. -- So Paulo: Momento Editorial, 2009.
Vrios autores.
ISBN 978-85-62080-03-6
1. Cincia da computao 2. Software livre 3. Cultura
hacker 4. Ecossistema da colaborao I. Aguiar, Vicente
Macedo de II. Machado, Murilo
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Software livre, cultura hacker e


ecossistema da colaborao
Reviso
Karina Bersan Rocha
Diagramao
Murilo Bansi Machado
Capa
Aurlio A. Heckert

Anderson Fernandes de Alencar


Murilo Bansi Machado
Rafael Evangelista
Sergio Amadeu da Silveira
Vicente Macedo de Aguiar (Org)

Momento Editorial
2009

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Sumrio

Introduo
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Distros e comunidades: a dinmica interna de


Debian, Fedora, Slackware e Ubuntu
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Software Livre e a Perspectiva da Ddiva: uma anlise sobre a


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retransmitidos atravs de uma extensa rede de servidores conectados entre si.

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Os hackers
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as pesquisas que compem este livro, o termo hacker no est associado a in
divduos irresponsveis que visam penetrar em sistemas computacionais de forma
ilcita como normalmente propagado pela mdia de massa tradicional. Esse tipo
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este livro consideram que a prxis dos hackers fundamenta uma cultura que diz
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que visavam resultados inovadores. Assim, essa cultura desempenha um papel
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de uma anlise mais aprofundada, que essa cultura hacker que d sustentao
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produtos empresariais que difundem as tecnologias da informao no mundo dos
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Distros e comunidades
a dinmica interna de Debian, Fedora,
Slackware e Ubuntu
Murilo Bansi Machado

Ao contrrio do que alguns apregoam, o universo open source est longe


de ser homogneo. Em torno de um objeto em comum o software livre , achamVH GLYHUVRV FRODERUDGRUHV TXH FRQVLGHUDQGR JUDXV GH DQLGDGH RX GHWHUPLQDGR
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produo entre pares, elementos-chave da cultura hacker. Os muitos voluntrios,
motivados por uma busca pelo conhecimento, pela possibilidade de se relacionar
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desejos comunidade e se empenham em tarefas nas quais sejam mais hbeis
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forma consistente as limitaes do paradigma neoliberal dominante porque seus
trabalhadores no tm perspectiva de um retorno que possa ser lucrativo e suas
aes no so respaldadas por leis ou contratos, prevalecendo, portanto, um
ambiente de troca, e as comunidades de software livre s se tornam projetos
possveis em funo disso.
Nesse sentido, tambm no so poucos os pontos em que as comunidades
se distanciam. Observaram-se, de um lado, modos de trabalho um tanto rgidos e
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intensas atividades de seus voluntrios.

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grupos, dos projetos e das distribuies, apontando brevemente algumas de
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e uma das primeiras a serem lanadas, sendo que sua criao data de 16 de Julho
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menos recursos, contendo apenas por software livre em todas as aplicaes.

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mantenedores do sistema em diversos cantos do mundo at o envio gratuito de


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Debian GNU/Linux

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sendo que a comunidade prefere us-lo apenas como ltima alternativa.

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hierarquia: 1. Os desenvolvedores,10 por via de resoluo geral ou de uma eleio;


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Fedora
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as comunidades locais. Atualmente, o brasileiro Rodrigo Padula de Oliveira um
de seus membros. Nas eleies de Janeiro de 2008, recebeu o maior nmero de
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reportar bugs. Isso tornar o Slackware ainda mais estvel do que agora.
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de respond-la autonomamente. Depois disso, ser respeitado por seus pares, que
seguramente o ajudaro a resolver os problemas.
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nas quais as barreiras de entrada variam muito. Em linhas gerais, membros do
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essas distribuies declaradamente se preocupam com a facilidade de uso e com
o amplo apoio ao usurio leigo, alguns membros chegam a passar um bom tempo
respondendo dvidas nos e-mails pessoais o que contra o consenso geral de
que as perguntas devem ser respondidas nos fruns para que mais pessoas se
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usurios no frequentam fruns, seja por falta de tempo ou de prtica, e tudo o que
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do acesso.

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e detalhada documentao em portugus abordando vrios aspectos do sistema
operacional, alm dos sites da distribuio e da comunidade, difcil que algum
se sinta perdido no Debian. Ademais, muitos de seus representantes brasileiros so
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ajudar os usurios.
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todas elas.

O porta-voz das comunidades


Este tpico consiste na tentativa de buscar nas comunidades uma grande
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meritocrtica e fundamentar suas atividades nas relaes sociais em meio ao
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Observou-se que, na maioria dos casos, esses representantes no se valiam
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brasileiro que contribui ativamente no desenvolvimento do sistema operacional
e um dos mais antigos usurios da distribuio, o responsvel pela Slackware
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ao Slackware como o SlackShow, ocorrido em agosto de 2008. Apesar de tudo,
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Quanto comunidade Debian, a maior parte dos usurios da distribuio e
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1998 e com o Debian em 2002), mas seu envolvimento com a comunidade e sua
habilidade ao falar sobre ela em pblico facultaram a ele a possibilidade concreta de
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responsvel pelo estande do Debian e ministrou palestras sobre a distribuio. Ele
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livre).
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os casos em que Rodrigo ajudou pessoalmente na insero de novos membros
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convidando o usurio Otvio para coordenar o projeto. Em outra oportunidade,
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Soares, hoje chefe da traduo, no sasse do Projeto Fedora.

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a que Rodrigo Padula e Diego Zacaro me convidaram para entrar no

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contribuio dentro do projeto eram totalmente favorveis

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A comunicao interna e externa


Evidentemente, o ciberespao o grande ponto de encontro das comunidades
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presenciais por meio de eventos comemorativos ou fomente a participao de seus
membros em congressos, palestras, fruns e conferncias, a imensa maioria das
tarefas dos membros das comunidades se d por meio de (no necessariamente na
ordem de relevncia ou quantidade):
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- Fruns: Ambiente mais propcio soluo de dvidas e troca de informaes.
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possui canais, isto , salas em que se pode conversar abertamente ou em particular.


As comunidades estudadas mantm canais ativos na rede Freenode (irc.freenode.
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Canal #fedora-br da rede Freenode


- Blogs: Os usurios mais representativos comunicam seus feitos ou os rumos
tomados pela distribuio em seus blogs pessoais, que, em determinados casos,
so hospedados pelos servidores da prpria distribuio;
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com questes relacionadas tecnologia de um modo geral. medida que o usurio


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estaro os posts de outros blogueiros. As comunidades Ubuntu e Debian tm seu
prprio Planeta Brasil, ao passo que a comunidade Fedora tem apenas o Planeta
do projeto internacional;
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informaes por meio dos e-mails pessoais. Parece ser um consenso entre os
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poucos membros ainda se dispem a responder dvidas pelos e-mails, pois
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referncias comunidade, informaes sobre jogos, perguntas e respostas etc.
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algum que no faa parte das atividades de sua distribuio participe ativa ou
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Hierarquias e relaes de poder


Os preceitos de liberdade apregoados pelos membros das mais variadas
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esto envolvidas em relaes de poder fundamentadas na cultura meritocrtica e
a liderana que nelas se estabelece est sujeita a avaliaes pessoais por parte
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uma atitude que no corresponda aos anseios e vontades da comunidade, os
colaboradores podem resolver contribuir com outro projeto ou no mais contribuir.

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do Fedora Board, quatro dos nove membros pertencem Red Hat. J nas comunidades das distribuies no-comerciais, os conselhos so compostos, evidentemente, apenas por colaboradores. No caso do Debian, conforme abordamos
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prprias eleies internas.

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como o caso de Fedora e Ubuntu) e incentivar novos colaboradores.

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ou os que tm atividades mais locais, chegaram a seus atuais postos em funo das
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desempenhar suas funes da melhor maneira possvel (seja por falta de tempo, por
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projeto.
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maior independncia dos colaboradores que podem desenvolver livremente seus
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, no Projeto Fedora, h um acompanhamento um pouco maior por parte dos
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se envolvem. J no Debian, a questo central no est to ligada relao entre
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comprometimento dos voluntrios.
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no desenvolvimento de certo modo fechado. Alm de poucas pessoas contriburem
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O peso do trabalho brasileiro frente comunidade internacional


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contarem com uma vasta gama de colaboradores espalhados por todo o mundo,
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e no prprio mercado (atravs de empresas que, em muitos casos, dedicam-se
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E, malgrado a presena de sistemas operacionais livres no seja to
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tm grande participao tambm nesse meio. Diante disso, deve-se enaltecer,
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lanam colaborao no Slackware e no Fedora.

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se de alto risco. No convm, evidentemente, tratar apenas do nmero de membros
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modesta, pode ser considerado um membro, a depender das concepes que disso se faa. Quanto aos usurios, a
situao semelhante. No necessrio pagar nem tampouco se cadastrar para pode usufruir de qualquer uma das
distribuies.

32 Software livre, cultura hacker e o ecossistema da colaborao

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brasileiro nesse seleto grupo de desenvolvedores Slackware. O segundo, que est
relacionado ao primeiro, deu-se nos anos de 2004 e 2005, quando o grande ditador
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mensagem lista de usurios da distribuio:
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Acho que todo mundo sabe; mas, para quem no sabe, Patrick
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doente. Ele escreveu uma longa carta com a descrio da
doena:
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Quem tiver contato com centros de pesquisa ou mdicos na
rea de patologia, poderia passar essa mensagem para eles.
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conversar com algum amigo possa quebrar um galho e ajudar
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pela melhora do patrick
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Brasil) para dar continuidade aos seus trabalhos enquanto se recuperava. Segue a
notcia do (PSL-BR) Projeto Software Livre Brasil de 24.11.2004:20
Comunidade GUS-BR passa a auxiliar o Slackware.com
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19 Disponvel em: KWWSRVGLUFRPPOXVHUJURXSVOLQX[EUD]LOVODFNZDUHPVJKWPl.
julho/2008.
20 Disponvel em: http://www.softwarelivre.org/news/3353. Acesso em: julho/2008.

Acesso

em:

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problemas e remendos diretamente na lista slack-users.


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do Fedora, sendo que seus esforos para com a comunidade estabelecem uma
relao de troca mtua e salutar. medida que desenvolve seus trabalhos, Rodrigo
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reconhecimento da comunidade mundial.

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latinas. H, claro, outros brasileiros muito ativos, tais como Diego Zarcaro e David
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em especial, uma forma de a nao Fedora, cujos membros esto espalhados por
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edio do 1 ano da Fedora Zine, em maro de 2008, Rodrigo assinalou:
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demonstrou no somente a credibilidade do Projeto Fedora Brasil
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esses pases, que em grande parte me apoiaram na reeleio... Alm,
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mas como mrito de toda a equipe do Projeto Fedora Brasil >@ O Brasil
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Latina e um pouco mais madura devido ao tempo de participao,
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34 Software livre, cultura hacker e o ecossistema da colaborao

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quando no as primeiras.

O tempo dedicado colaborao


Pensou-se em chegar a algumas posies sobre o tempo que os membros
das quatro comunidades dedicam colaborao, especialmente pelo fato de que
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ocupados com outros compromissos como trabalho ou estudo. Em qualquer um
dos dois casos, a opo por colaborar, evidentemente, implica relegar a segundo
plano qualquer outra atividade, seja ela uma obrigao iminente ou um tempo de
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que se tratava de uma tarefa quase impossvel. Um desses motivos est no fato de
que muitos dos colaboradores esto envolvidos com o mundo do software livre em
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estar voltados a uma determinada distribuio: primeiro, aquelas atividades que
esto ligadas diretamente ao software, tais como desenvolvimento, programao,
traduo, documentao etc.; segundo, todo e qualquer trabalho indireto que faa
aluso distribuio, sendo os mais comuns a divulgao, o incentivo ao uso, a
promoo de eventos, palestras e seminrios ou a postagem de contedos em
fruns e listas de discusses, tirando dvidas, trocando informaes, direcionando
os principiantes.

Software livre, cultura hacker e o ecossistema da colaborao 35


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trabalhos, muitos colaboradores esto envolvidos praticamente durante todo o
tempo com suas distribuies. E, de um modo geral, observa-se que a quantidade
de tempo despendida muito varivel entre os membros, e isso se d, entre outras
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de comprometimento e, nesse aspecto, tambm se notaram muitas diferenas:
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em fruns at militantes que passaram horas respondendo a e-mails pessoais com
dvidas de usurios.

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despende para corroborar tais esforos. No entanto, inferiu-se que, em meio
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uma ferramenta que se apresenta com muitos erros.

O conceito de liberdade sob a tica de algumas comunidades


H vrios motivos pelos quais algum opta por usar um software livre em
detrimento de um software proprietrio, mas trs deles merecem certo destaque os
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algumas pessoas no querem ou no podem pagar pelo alto preo das licenas e,
por isso, passam a usar softwares livres, que esto gratuitamente disponveis na
rede.

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de software livre, os dois primeiros discursos (a saber, os aspectos tcnicos e os
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que se deve usar software livre simplesmente porque ele melhor. Para esses
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software proprietrio nos casos em que ele funcione melhor ou garanta a facilidade
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muito, incompleta. Esses usurios esto mais preocupados com as questes

36 Software livre, cultura hacker e o ecossistema da colaborao

sociais implcitas no ato de usar um software livre ato que, por essncia, denotaria
independncia (seja das licenas proprietrias cobradas pelas grandes corporaes,
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de incluso digital em comunidades desfavorecidas e acreditam que a incluso
social est diretamente relacionada prpria incluso digital e esta, diga-se,
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ser facilmente ilustrado pelos sistemas Debian e Slackware: no primeiro, quando
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mas de todas as suas dependncias, facilitando o trabalho do usurio. No caso do
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defendem o uso de seu gerenciador pelo fato de ele proporcionar facilidade de uso.
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do Debian, no precisar se preocupar com qualquer ingrediente: o gerenciador buscar pelos gros, pela gua e pelos
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ter em suas mos apenas os gros, devendo, portanto, buscar todo o resto por conta prpria.

Software livre, cultura hacker e o ecossistema da colaborao 37

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universo open source.
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source possa ajud-los.

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comunidade.

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desktop.

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para ser agregado ao sistema GNOME. Da mesma forma como aconteceu na
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verso em desenvolvimento.

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c) Congelamento das mensagens de comando dos softwares Este perodo visa


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lanadas para imprensa e meios de comunicao em geral sobre a nova verso
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segue ser distribudo livremente para os cinco continentes do planeta.

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Perspectiva da Ddiva e o Projeto GNOME



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Mobilizao colaborativa,
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propriedade imaterial
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de outros fabricantes adotarem aquele modelo ou linha de construo. A Apple, de


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tendncia da economia da informao ser essencialmente uma economia de redes,
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operacionais rivais mnimo em comparao com a capitalizao de
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Microsoft. No, o domnio da Microsoft baseia-se nas economias de
escala do lado da demanda. Os clientes da Microsoft valorizam os
sistemas operacionais dela porque eles so amplamente utilizados,

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constituem o padro de fato do setor. Os sistemas operacionais rivais


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rodar sobre o Windows. Com o modelo proprietrio de software e a partir do acordo
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de um software proprietrio, amplamente utilizado, para posteriormente compar-

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los com o modelo de licenciamento aberto e no-proprietrio. Antes importante


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Voc poder permitir um mximo de dez (10) computadores ou outros


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de propriedade, a pesquisa e desenvolvimento ao modelo que denomina comercial,
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benefcio na publicao, e ainda mais em se usar sistemas projetados


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utilizao e distribuio deste software, de acordo com as normas do
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previsto de modo perfeito a partir de seus insumos. A atividade de produo de
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a prpria informao. Albuquerque alerta que essa caracterstica amplia os possveis
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a naturalidade da propriedade material, sobre sua condio de direito inerente
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apropriao. Ou seja, a informao como sinal coletado, como ideia ou conhecimento


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produto de sua inventividade e capacidade cultural.
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se considerarmos que uma informao pode ser multiplicada, copiada e retransmitida
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e inserir em uma mdia qualquer a informao sobre aquilo que vira.

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como a extenso dos limites para a propriedade material, aqui poderia ser muito
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a residncia de jovens que usam cpias de software no-autorizadas. O tempo
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informacional.
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que o trabalho fosse a medida do direito para a aquisio e que o desperdcio
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o advento da economia monetria ou intermediada pela moeda, como expresso
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bens de qualquer natureza sem retir-los do mercado. Esse equivalente,
a moeda, o mesmo instrumento inventado pelos homens para facilitar
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criao social. O que levaria ao questionamento sobre a correo moral de tornar
exclusivamente privada uma obra cuja maior parte dependeu de um conhecimento
realizado e transmitido coletivamente.

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uma preocupao menor no incio do seculo XXI. O debate tem sido conduzido pelo
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das empresas detentoras da propriedade de ideias, o ritmo de criao e inovao
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perspectiva, o monoplio.

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uma relao que Lvy captou como obra aberta. O movimento do software livre
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putador abertos e no-proprietrios um movimento colaborativo que assumiu
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continentes e por quase todos os pases do planeta. O movimento do software

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livre tornou-se um dos novos movimentos mundiais mais crticos a um dos pilares
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da propriedade intelectual. um movimento socio-tcnico formado por diversas
comunidades.
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a do GNU/Linux. Por outro lado, vrios jovens desenvolvedores lanam projetos
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e serem reconhecidos por isso pelos seus pares. Eles permitem que o
fruto do seu trabalho seja usado, desenvolvido e testado por qualquer
um, de sorte que todos possam aprender uns com os outros. Embora
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A liberdade, como valor superior ao dinheiro, e a colaborao, como meio


de ajudar e ao mesmo tempo de ser reconhecido, pode explicar o fundamento que
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comunidade. Apoiar e resolver problemas que esto sendo enfrentados pelos
outros essencial para demonstrar competncia e capacidade que, por sua vez,
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150 mil desenvolvedores espalhados pelo planeta. Seu intenso trabalho de reviso e de soluo de problemas do sistema operacional Linux, sua presena no
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momento da concluso deste texto.
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mesmo tem dvida sobre isso) desenvolvedores brasileiros aceitos na comunidade
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saber muito se o indivduo no tiver o mpeto de ajudar as pessoas da comunidade
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ser obtido (baixado) do prprio site e usado nos termos da licena GPL (General
Public Licence). O interessante que esse sistema passou a ser uma ferramenta
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as dvidas em menor tempo. O reconhecimento pela qualidade da resposta e
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de software livre.

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uma verso do Linux estvel e completamente dentro do esprito do copyleft. Pelas
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da comunidade Debian pode melhor permitir a compreenso dos motivos pelos
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colaborao interativa e no compartilhamento do conhecimento, tornou-se um
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em seus diversos nveis, expressa o modelo de desenvolvimento compartilhado
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cotidiano permite vislumbrar que uma rede sem centro fsico, com seus servidores
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mantendo-se democrtica e coerente com seus princpios fundadores.

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a necessidade de conhecer e de ser capaz de defender o Contrato Social do
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da comunidade e que a vincula com os ideais primeiros do software livre, nascidos
do movimento GNU e da Free software Fondation.

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apoiar nossos usurios que desenvolvem e executam software no livre
sobre o Debian, mas nunca faremos o sistema depender de um item de
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livre. Quando escrevermos novos componentes do Sistema Debian,
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que pudermos, de modo que software livre seja amplamente distribudo
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os outros. Nossas prioridades so nossos usurios e o software livre.
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comunidade de software livre, colocando seus interesses em primeiro
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usurios para operao em muitos tipos diferentes de ambiente
computacional. No iremos fazer objeo a software proprietrio que
deva rodar em sistemas Debian, e permitiremos a outros criarem
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software comercial, no sendo nenhuma taxa por ns cobrada. Para
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de FTP para estes softwares. Os softwares contidos nestes diretrios
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o sistema Debian. Ns encorajamos fornecedores de CDs a ler as
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no livre no seja parte do Debian, ns apoiamos seus usurios e
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deixa isso muito claro. O objetivo desenvolver software de modo colaborativo,
cujo resultado seja de excelente qualidade, mas que no esconda suas falhas e
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apropriarem do mesmo, tal como fariam com obras disponveis em domnio pblico.
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a liberdade de conhecimento.

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pode falar pelo projeto Debian. O Lder tambm quem indica o Comit Tcnico que
convocado para enfrentar problemas que no tiveram uma soluo consensual
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mas no poder falar em nome do projeto Debian sem ser destacado pelo Lder
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discusso da comunidade. Sua eleio realizada pela votao em rede, utilizando
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o mais prxima possvel do que aceito por todos. O voto de cada membro do

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at junho de 2005. A democracia participativa, baseada no debate efetuado nas listas
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produo e distribuio de software, que s pode ser mantido pela ao jurdicorepressiva do Estado.

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de sua razo comunicativa.

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polticas pela liberdade do compartilhamento do saber.
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direita. Nesta pesquisa, foi possvel constatar a correo da hiptese de que o
movimento de software livre superou essa dicotomia por lidar com a propriedade de

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distributivas. Os motivos eram distintos, mas a causa foi a mesma. Os liberais e os
anarco-capitalistas mais radicais defenderam o software livre pela superioridade
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laborativo aproveita as possibilidades interativas disponveis nas redes de alta
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baseada na propriedade pela receita baseada nos servios.

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mais destacados lderes do movimento de Open Source escreveu que
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orientao social-liberal, anarquistas e socialistas de diversas matizes, acreditam
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que a liberdade a fonte da criao e da melhoria da produo humana. O pressuposto que a liberdade de trocar ideias est na base do conhecimento e que
este uma produo coletiva, humana. No deveria ser apropriado privadamente.

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crescimento do conhecimento, pois nessa acepo, quanto mais se compartilha o
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que so propriedade de uma corporao privada.



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direitos naturais dos autores so uma tradio aceita e inquestionvel
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a Constituio apenas permite um sistema de direitos autorais e no
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ainda os editores, mas isso foi pensado como uma maneira de mudar
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que muitos possam ser no somente consumidores, mas tambm desenvolvedores


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socialmente acumulado. Como a recriao e o impulso ao novo necessita do acmulo e do estoque de conhecimento, distribuir o prprio conhecimento abre caminho
para que se redistribuam as possibilidades de criar e, portanto, tambm para que se
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sistemas e softwares.
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sociedade da informao afeta um dos principais elementos da doutrina poltica das
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esquerda como defensora da distribuio equitativa da propriedade sobre a riqueza
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como melhor maneira de maximizar a produo social parece dissolver-se diante da
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possvel falar que o software e os protocolos so anti-rivais (na concepo de
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o desenvolvimento em rede e baseado na colaborao crescente.
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mais velocidade.

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unem os adeptos do movimento de software livre e os adeptos do movimento de
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de escolher est acima da liberdade como concepo, ou seja, as pessoas devem
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preservao do conhecimento coletivo. Efetivamente, para as correntes do Open
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no conhecimento de muitos no considerado um problema. Todavia, a liberdade
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condio essencial, os defensores do Open Source e do software Livre contribuem
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propriedade de ideias no capitalismo da era informacional. Assim, a liberdade do
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redistributiva.
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de politizao. A nova poltica de reivindicar direitos de continuar desenvolvendo
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Debate e discusses
interativas

Com intuito de permitir um dilogo aberto que proporcione o amadurecimento


da temtica abordada nesse livro, convidamos voc - leitor(a) - para acessar e participar da construo do site interativo desse livro, por meio endereo eletrnico:

http://softwarelivre.org/livro
Nesse ambiente de interao on-line voc pode colaborar na continuao
das pesquisas sobre essa temtica, acrescentar novas informaes e resultados de
outras pesquisas, como tambm participar de debates (assncronos) com os autores sobre o contedo apresentado ao longo de todos os captulos e sesses desse
livro. Nos encontramos por l.

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