Tools to Fight Boredom: FLOSS and GNU/Linux for Artists Working in the Field of Generative Music and Software Art.
This article takes a look at the impact the operating system, programming languages and software, as a whole, have on the practice of artists working in the field of generative music and software art. Proprietary operating systems lack the openness needed to create an environment that fulfills the s...
| Publicado en: | Contemporary Music Review Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 89 - 102 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2009
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