[esocialaction] Short History and a museum visit.

[Thompson, Steve]

Hi,

This may be of interest to some. When does commercial software come
close to open source? - When it's produced by Swedish prods -
Propellerheads. Faced with people hacking their software instead of
clamping down they embraced it and possitively encouraged it and so
encouraged a community of users. They have now made one of their most
acclaimed packages "Rebirth" free to distribute.

I've blogged about this here http://tinyurl.com/bhkkz 
 
If you don't have the time or the inclination to read it all scroll down
to below the "REBIRTH MUSEUM" logo and just read that. It relates to
education in a creative sense and looking at numeracy through music. The
beauty of the Props making their software free is that I could run
something without having to worry about a budget for software/hardware.

Steve Thompson
Community Media Coordinator
Department of Academic Enterprise
University Of Teesside
T-  01642 384567
M-  07860 374 047
E-  s.d.thompson at tees.ac.uk
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