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Illich is better known for an earlier book, entitled [[Deschooling Society]], which proposed the development of "learning webs" for informal learning outside of academic institutions. In this earlier 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 member of the [[Hacker Generation]] 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), [[Wiki]] and [[Open Design]] 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]], which proposed the development of "learning webs" for informal learning outside of academic institutions. In this earlier 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 member of the [[Hacker Generation]] 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), [[Wiki]] and [[Open Design]] movements, which are manifestations of the idea of [[Convivial Tools]], without necessarily being familiar with the concept.
 
The brief paragraphs below introduce various trends and movements which illustrate the idea of [[Convivial Tools]], including:
 
 
*[[#Historical Roots|Historical Roots of the philosophy of Convivial Tools]]
 
*[[#Whole_Earth|Whole Earth Catalog and its offshoots]]
 
*[[#Appropriate_Technology|Appropriate Technology and its variants]]
 
*[[#Convivial_Tools|Ivan Illich's philosophy of Convivial Tools]]
 
*[[#Hacker Generation|Hacker Generation of the seventies and eighties]]
 
*[[#Free_and_Open_Source_Software|Free and Open Source Software movements]]
 
*[[#Wikis|Wikis]]
 
*[[#Open_Design|Open Design]]
 
 
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==Historical Roots==
 
==Historical Roots==

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