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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...

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Published in:Contemporary Music Review Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 89 - 102
Main Author: de Valk, Marloes
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd 2009
Subjects:
Computer operating systems
Programming languages
Computer software
Music
Musicians
Work environment
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost