The Next Layer - avantgarde http://tnl-6.local/taxonomy/term/533/0 en-US ONE LOVE: How FLOSS Can Make True All the Promises of the Avantgarde (yet would kill 'art' by doing so) http://tnl-6.local/node/573 <p>In his essay <i>All problems of Notation Will be Solved by the Masses</i>, Simon Yuill claims that the emergent practice of livecoding 'most directly embodies the key principles of FLOSS production into the creation and experience of the work itself.' Unfortunately this claim is supportet by an argumentation which is elitist, draws on the criterium of virtuosity and thereby stands in stark contrast to the culture of particpation that FLOSS has engendered. While his central argument is not supported, the piece offers enough food for thought to be considered interesting reading. </p> <p><a href="http://tnl-6.local/node/573" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://tnl-6.local/node/573#comments English Review art avantgarde FLOSS livecoding Open Source participation Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:41:50 +0000 Armin Medosch 573 at http://tnl-6.local