Standards Battles in Open Source Software: The Case of FirefoxOffering valuable insights into social science methodology and practice, Cape Verde Women and Globalization employs critical ethnography and critical discourse analysis to explore what Cape Verdeans have to say about women's lives in the era of twentyfirst century globalization. The authors investigate the economic and personal difficulties they face such as poverty, managing single motherheaded households, and violence. They also examine the ways women resist the challenges globalization has brought to them especially through cultural expressions of batuku dancing and Creole language. Using the framework of Patricia Hill Collins' intersectionality theory, Cape Verde Women and Globalization concludes that scholars need to make central the links among the concepts of oppression, resistance, culture, and gender in order to "see" the lives of women and especially in order to identify the bridges to political change. Each chapter also includes a "reflections on methods" section to reveal the journey the authors took in undertaking this project from its earliest conceptualization to their conclusions. |
Contents
List of Tables | 11 |
Standards and StandardsSetting | 20 |
List of Figures | 25 |
Copyright | |
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Standards-Battles in Open Source Software: The Case of Firefox I. Oshri,Henk de Vries Limited preview - 2008 |
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acceptance phase Access to standard accessed July 17 accessed November 26 accessed on December accessed on January accessed on July accessed on November applications browser market shares Browser War characteristics CNET codebase collaboration compatibility competition contributions customers December 08 development phase dominant standard Effort to standardize Firefox 1.5 framework Gecko Google Hax and Wilde IE's innovation installed user base interface Internet Explorer issues last accessed December last accessed January last accessed July last accessed November license Linux Microsoft Mozilla Corp Mozilla Firefox Mozilla Foundation Mozilla project Mozilla Suite Mozilla.org Netscape Navigator Netscape's network effects non-OSS November 15 open source software open standards Opera operating system OS)S Promotion sponsorship proprietary software proprietary standard release server Seven key assets Shapiro and Varian software product source code sponsored Standards-setting attributes strategic options versions web browser websites Windows Windrum Yes Open Yoffie