OpenLab collective builds on what is now an increasingly blurred line between artists and software developers. The broad expansion of the Internet and the democratization of computers have left audiences more than ever confronted with new, hybrid software conceived by a blend of artists and programmers. As intellectual property is a fiercely debated issue, some people cling on to their little bits of territory, while others choose to share knowledge, art and collective work. This event will be a platform for OpenLabs' digital artists, musicians and programmers, to present their collaborative works.

OpenLab collective builds on what is now an increasingly blurred line between artists and software developers. The broad expansion of the Internet and the democratization of computers have left audiences more than ever confronted with new, hybrid software conceived by a blend of artists and programmers. As intellectual property is a fiercely debated issue, some people cling on to their little bits of territory, while others choose to share knowledge, art and collective work. This event will be a platform for OpenLabs' digital artists, musicians and programmers, to present their collaborative works.

Software we like
open source applications - with an bit of an emphasis on live performance use.
these are off the top off my head, and I haven't used them all, please add to this list - I'm particually interested in seeing some open source applications for other operating systems, this is a bit linux orientated right now (dave)

ap:: towards an artistic OS
ap is concerned with the liberation of data encoding and generation from any given model or architecture (any fixed operating system in its widest sense). such a liberation operates at the border of control and non-control.