Introduction to IICs and OSS

Abstract

It is easy to take technology for granted. Many revolutionary inventions, such as the wheel or the transistor, have become such an integral part of our daily lives that most of us no longer ponder how they work, or if they will work—we simply expect them to fill our needs and meet our expectations. Though as much a phenomenon as it is an invention, the Internet now shapes the way many view and interact with the world. Whether it will succeed in changing everything from one’s daily routine to the ways global corporations conduct business is no longer a question. The Internet’s evolution is already to some extent being taken for granted, and most of its users don’t care to worry about how this evolution will occur. They are more concerned with what the Internet, as it develops, will allow them to do.