OPEN AND RHIZOMATIC MACHINES: REFLECTIONS ON FREE AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE (FLOSS) - DOI: 10.12818/P.0304-2340.2025v87p259

Authors

  • Thiago Oliveira Da Silva Novaes Federal University of Ceará image/svg+xml
  • Otávio Morato De Andrade Federal University of Minas Gerais image/svg+xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12818/P.0304-2340.2025v87p259

Abstract

This article examines Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) in opposition to the hegemonic proprietary model. FLOSS is understood through the deleuze-guattarian concept of the rhizome and in close dialogue with Simondon’s notion of the open machine. The methodology is exploratory, based on an interdisciplinary bibliographic review. It concludes that FLOSS promotes free access to and circulation of technical knowledge, fostering collective inventiveness and the evolution of technical objects. The tension against the dominant logic of closure and dependency opens space for regulatory approaches that ensure interoperability, transparency, and technological sovereignty.


KEYWORDS: Open Source. Free Software. Rhizome. Open Machine. FLOSS

Author Biographies

  • Thiago Oliveira Da Silva Novaes, Federal University of Ceará

    Doutor em Antropologia Social (UnB, 2016). Professor Colaborador junto ao Mestrado em Avaliação de Políticas Públicas da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC).

  • Otávio Morato De Andrade, Federal University of Minas Gerais

    Doutorando em Direito na UFMG. Professor da UNIFEMM.

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Published

2025-12-18

Issue

Vol. 87 (2025)

Section

Artigos