Senior Project Advisor

Phil Nelson

Document Type

Project

Publication Date

Spring 2022

Keywords

Software, Free Software, Open Source Software, Proprietary Software, Software Development, Historical Analysis

Abstract

Modern Software takes advantage of users, by designing their software to prey upon the user. Through a historical analysis this paper hopes to better understand what has been done in the past to protect user's liberties, and what we can do going forward to ensure that software can be used as a tool, and not a master.

Department

Computer Science

Subjects - Topical (LCSH)

Computer software--Development; Computer software--Human factors; Open source software--History

Genre/Form

essays

Type

Text

Rights

Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

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