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Illich is better known for an earlier book, entitled [[Deschooling Society]], about how to develop "learning webs" for informal learning outside of academic institutions. In this book Illich advocated the development of a computer network which strongly ressembles the Internet, at a time before the Internet existed. Illich's later book [[Tools for Conviviality]] exercised a discrete influence in certain circles, but never received major public attention. However, it influenced [[Lee Felsenstein]], a hardware hacker who contributed to the development of the personal computer. Felsenstein adopted Illich's vision of tools that would be developed and maintained by a community of users. This vision of community tool development has also been embodied in more recent movements, such as the [[Free and Open Source Software]] (FOSS), [[Open Design]] and [[Wiki]] movements, which are manifestations of the idea of [[Convivial Tools]], without necessarily being familiar with the concept.
 
Illich is better known for an earlier book, entitled [[Deschooling Society]], about how to develop "learning webs" for informal learning outside of academic institutions. In this book Illich advocated the development of a computer network which strongly ressembles the Internet, at a time before the Internet existed. Illich's later book [[Tools for Conviviality]] exercised a discrete influence in certain circles, but never received major public attention. However, it influenced [[Lee Felsenstein]], a hardware hacker who contributed to the development of the personal computer. Felsenstein adopted Illich's vision of tools that would be developed and maintained by a community of users. This vision of community tool development has also been embodied in more recent movements, such as the [[Free and Open Source Software]] (FOSS), [[Open Design]] and [[Wiki]] movements, which are manifestations of the idea of [[Convivial Tools]], without necessarily being familiar with the concept.
  
Given below are brief mentions of various trends and movements that illustrate the idea of [[Convivial Tools]], including:
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Given below are brief mentions of various trends and movements which illustrate the idea of [[Convivial Tools]], including:
  
 
*[[#Historical Roots|Historical Roots of the philosophy of Convivial Tools]]
 
*[[#Historical Roots|Historical Roots of the philosophy of Convivial Tools]]

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