Peer Participation and Software: What Mozilla Has to Teach Government

by David R. Booth

An examination of Mozilla's unique approach to software development considers how this model of participation might be applied to political and civic engagement.

Firefox, a free Web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation, is used by an estimated 270 million people worldwide. To maintain and improve the Firefox browser, Mozilla depends not only on its team of professional programmers and managers but also on a network of volunteer...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262514613
• ISBN13: 9780262514613
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.6" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher