My goal here is to show some links between the theories of communication developed throughout the second half of the 20th century, and the Theory of Conditionality on which I worked for ten years.

I do not pretend to deliver a definitive article, however I try to lay some groundwork for a strong position on the subject.

My position is summarized as follows:

# E = RC is the theory uniting all theories known as “new paradigms based on the principle of a world with limited resources.
# The various communication theories and approaches that arise are the foci of the theory of compliance (E = RC)
# The “trend Libre” (including free software, free licenses, business models Libres, including Libroscope cf) is the most important influence for my work study on the key communication.
# The _tendance Libre_ direct result of the Theory of Communication.

This trend has developed so much since 20 years with successes known as GNU / Linux, the GPL, the movement said wider open source, virtual communities are the most influential culture of the Free is particularly slashdot, debian, wikis, creativecommons the …
# E = RC is the theory of conditionality, which deals with intangibles, including information.
# This formula says in summary that energy is equivalent to the amount of resources are multiplied by the criteria to manage it. It describes the quality of information, and can generate quantitative models adapted to each context.
# E = RC primarily reflecting Libre such “independence of mind” deal with theories of origin “, that E = RC integrates or cancels all claims of the ancient theory of information and communication.

A few days later, I would add another argument along the same lines. Assuming that the tools are justified as they are realized, it is reasonable to accept the theories of communication of the 20th century are of lesser importance to the theories face the 21st century as one of compliance. For time has done its work: the successive developments have led to better define the models in practice. Through the justification of digital tools, models / paradigms have evolved. In 2004 the trend dominates Free naturally, through the mass adoption of its growing operating criteria by governments (countries, regions, associations), companies in the new economy (IBM, SUN) and producers of content Freedom of movement (open source, GNU creative commons refusal of patent life …).

Then I tried the link between systemic school in Palo Alto, and non-electronic communication. I found mainly the approach called Strategy of the Dolphin, already known and described in 1999 by New Keys. This seems to me to show how the systemic and other steps from the Palo Alto meet with the advent of movements called “the Free”.