Question: To understand what social context drives the climate of fear associated with the Free Software Movement, specifically by studying online discourse of both sides.
II. Because we are interested specifically the social context surrounding the fear of The Free Software Movement, we would primarily study:
- Forums
- Chat rooms
- Blogs
- Comments on blogs and news sites
- Social media sites (Facebook, Twitter)
- Live discourse, such as conventions, talks, meetings, etc.
Other discourse would be useful to study as a secondary resource:
- News: print + online
- Academic journals
- Trade publications
- Court transcripts
In order to participate + observe we would involve ourselves in the specific social media outlets we were studying, ie posting on blogs/forums/chat rooms/social media sites. We would also attend events that would allow us to observe + participate in live discourse/dialogue.
III. One the most notable advantages of this particular approach is that hopefully we would have an accurate sense of the social context surrounding this particular issue. The drawback of studying these social types of discourse is that they tend to be less precise and concise than academic or professional publications would be. Blogs can be an exception to this rule depending on who is authoring them and what their particular background/standpoint is.
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