Hey all,<br><br>We recently wrote a paper for The Journal of Music Technology &amp; Education for their &#39;Open Source Special Issue&#39;.<br><br>It will be published in the journal imminently and a slightly differently formatted version is in the University of Huddersfield repository:<br>
<br><a href="http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/15006/">http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/15006/</a><br><br>Abstract here:<br><br>&quot;Free Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) is licensed to allow users the 
freedom to copy, reuse, study and develop the software. As a term which 
efficiently encompasses both ‘free software’ and ‘open-source’ models, 
FLOSS may offer music practitioners and researchers the opportunity to 
develop and use such software without becoming mired in a particular 
stance. In this article, parallels between FLOSS and experimental music 
are explored, with a view to highlighting their compatibility. Through 
reflection on the recent composition, recording and distribution of 
three text scores, this article examines how the application of a FLOSS 
framework may assist with such work in an academic setting and how FLOSS
 tools might be utilized in such settings in the future as they become 
more prevalent, more reliable and more stable.&quot;<br><br>Any comments welcome.<br><br>All the best,<br><br>Julian<br><br><br>