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The linkage between the tech culture and the Dead/Jam Band culture has always interested me. I was a tour rat for years before I discovered that I could make a
by perrygeo 4y ago
The linkage between the tech culture and the Dead/Jam Band culture has always interested me. I was a tour rat for years before I discovered that I could make a living creating software.
The culture of freely taping and trading live shows is deeply ingrained in my psyche and value system - the idea that a band could give something away "for free", creating so much value in the world yet recovering only a part of that value as concert revenue, was very influential to me. And I believe it was a cultural foundation for open source software in some ways. At least personally, when I started writing software, I was immediately drawn to the value system of open source software with near-RMS levels of enthusiuasm.
- dfxm12 4y agoThe DIY ethos I found in my local music scene similarly drew me to the value system of OSS. Though, maybe DIY is a bit of a misnomer. I had a friend that booked shows. He always insisted on saying "DIT" - do it together. I think this makes it more explicit, whether it's a bunch of people chipping in on setting up a show, a bunch of people sharing their tapes, or a bunch of people committing to an OSS project...