Bug Tracking Systems as Public Spheres.

Based upon literature that argues technology, and even simple classification systems, embody cultural values, I ask if software bug tracking systems are similarly value laden. I make use of discourse within and around Web browser software development to identify specific discursive values, adopted f...

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Published in:Techné: Research in Philosophy & Technology Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 32 - 42
Main Author: Reagle Jr., Joseph
Format: Article
Published: Philosophy Documentation Center Fall2007
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      ab: Based upon literature that argues technology, and even simple classification systems, embody cultural values, I ask if software bug tracking systems are similarly value laden. I make use of discourse within and around Web browser software development to identify specific discursive values, adopted from Ferree et al.'s "normative criteria for the public sphere," and conclude by arguing that such systems mediate community concerns and are subject to contested interpretations by their users.
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