Table of Contents
Table of Contents.......................................................................................................................... i
Abstract........................................................................................................................................ iv
Introduction................................................................................................................................... 1
I.............................................................................................................................................. 1
II............................................................................................................................................. 6
III........................................................................................................................................... 13
1 Brecht’s Learning Plays........................................................................................................... 18
The History of Brecht’s Lehrstücke........................................................................................ 20
Works in Progress.................................................................................................................. 23
Examples of Learning Plays.................................................................................................. 25
Resolving Learning Plays with Open
Source......................................................................... 28
2 Brecht’s Use of Technology..................................................................................................... 34
Radio as an Instructional Medium......................................................................................... 35
Technology
in Brecht’s Learning Plays................................................................................. 39
Der
Ozeanflug as a Commentary on Radio............................................................................. 41
Similarities in Open Source.................................................................................................... 45
3 Open Source Software as an Analogue.................................................................................... 52
Open Source’s Origins........................................................................................................... 53
The Advent of GNU............................................................................................................... 58
Current Developments........................................................................................................... 60
Codes of Conduct.................................................................................................................. 62
Analogues between Play and Code....................................................................................... 64
Tending to the Users.............................................................................................................. 66
4 Brechtian Teaching and Open Source Code as Pedagogical Tools............................................ 72
The Basis of Learning Plays.................................................................................................. 75
Programming Parallels......................................................................................................... 78
Getting to the Source............................................................................................................. 82
Brecht’s Pedagogical Theater............................................................................................... 84
Brechtian Learning Abroad................................................................................................... 87
Improving Education through Open Source.......................................................................... 89
5 Brechtian Economics and Software for the Masses................................................................... 93
Early Theater Economics...................................................................................................... 95
The Advantages of Sharing................................................................................................... 99
Communal Acquisition.......................................................................................................... 101
Brecht and Copyright Issues.................................................................................................. 106
Sharing of Software Content and Code................................................................................ 111
Current Economic Trends..................................................................................................... 114
6 The Global Appeal of Open Content........................................................................................ 118
The Open Source Model......................................................................................................... 119
Brecht’s Rise in Developing Countries.................................................................................. 122
The Embracing of Open Source............................................................................................. 126
Brazil’s Acceptance of Open Works....................................................................................... 132
7 What Lies Ahead: Summary..................................................................................................... 136
Best Intentions....................................................................................................................... 137
Reviewing the Chapters......................................................................................................... 142
Forecasting the Future.......................................................................................................... 146
Works Referenced........................................................................................................................ 148
Appendix A................................................................................................................................... 153