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Logic-Box
An portal covering and advocating the open source movement, software and new developments. Includes forum, news, articles, downloads and related resources.
http://www.logic-box.com/
Software Freedom Day
A global effort to promote the use of free and Open Source software. Lists forthcoming events, news, forum, gallery and contributing teams.
http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/
Tom Alsberg's online freedom/liberty page
Personal page regarding free software and online freedom in general.
http://www.cs.huji.ac.il/~alsbergt/freedom...
Free Software Consortium
Promote free software and related services.
http://www.fsc.cc
Asian Open Source Centre
News and promotion of open source activities in Asia.
http://www.asiaosc.org
IP Wars
Examining, chronicling, and battling the censorship attempts of intellectual property laws.
http://www.ip-wars.net
Atviras Kodas Lietuvai
Non-profit public organization that works to promote the usage of Free and Open Source software in Lithuania.
http://www.akl.lt/en
International Open Source Network
A United Nations Development Programme advocacy site for free and open source software, focused on the Asia-Pacific region.
http://www.iosn.net
Social Software
A group of volunteers based in the UK which hopes to find ways of bringing the benefits of Open Source Software to the voluntary / community sector.
http://socialsoftware.org/
Linux Today: Emmett Plant - The Welcome Wagon
Urges initiative and good manners to promote open source.
http://linuxtoday.com/stories/12110.html
Free Software Foundation Europe
Web site of the FSF Europe, an organization dedicated to Free Software activities in Europe. As the official sister organization of the Free Software Foundation in the United States, it will build its activities around the GNU Project although it won't be limited to it.
http://fsfeurope.org
Berkman Center for Internet and Society
Research program at Harvard Law School centered on the legal, social, and technical structures of the Internet.
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/
Development, Ethical Trading, and Free Software
Makes political and ethical case for adopting free software by Community Aid Abroad and other members of Oxfam International. Applies generally to development agencies and other groups with like values.
http://danny.oz.au/freedom/ip/aidfs.html
Apple - Public Source
Home of all Open Source Projects at Apple Computer.
http://developer.apple.com/darwin/
Bishamon-tenno's Open Source Page
Explains one person's experiences with open source.
http://www.geocities.com/bishamon_tenno/
OpenCode
Promotes open software, research, and content in cyberspace. Includes a reference archive of some open licenses used by other organizations.
http://www.opencode.org/
Debian's social contract
Contains the Debian Free Software Guidelines, which are regarded as compliance rules for free software by many others besides Debian package maintainers.
http://www.debian.org/social_contract
The Open Source Page
The Open Source Initiative is dedicated to managing and promoting the Open Source trademark for the good of the community. The phrase `open source' has been registered as a certification mark. You can examine the Open Source Definition, which defines some essential properties that Open Source licenses will have. You can read about software that qualifies and our branding program.
http://www.opensource.org/
The Cathedral and the Bazaar
Eric S. Raymond's seminal paper analysing why open source works so well; followup papers "Homesteading the Noosphere", "The Magic Cauldron" and "The Revenge of the Hackers"; and comments and criticisms from third parties.
http://catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-ba...
Newsforge - Anti-Open Source Lobbyists Need Love, Too
Article describing the philosophy and hidden agenda of anti-open source think tanks.
http://newsforge.com/newsforge/02/10/25/05...
ComputeFree
Articles, tutorials and reviews of open source software for home and commercial users. Includes recommendations on productivity software and various Linux distributions.
http://www.computefree.com/
The Halloween Document
Microsoft are getting very worried indeed about competition from Open Source Software such as Linux. This leaked internal memo, courtesy of Eric Raymond, reveals all -- including the extreme lengths Microsoft is willing to go to squash its competition.
http://www.opensource.org/halloween/
GNU Project and Free Software Foundation
Home of the GNU operating system, the GNU General Public License, and the Free Software Foundation. The Open Source Movement branched off from the Free Software Movement in 1998. The Linux kernel is normally used together with GNU.
http://www.gnu.org/
Age of Ignorance
Discusses how laws, politicans and big companies allegedly conspire to stifle innovation and restrict knowledge to the detriment of open source software.
http://www.ageofignorance.com/
The Armenian Open Source Community Portal
Aims to develop a community of IT professionals, students, and entrepreneurs. Includes the list of projects, members, forums, and answers to frequently asked questions.
http://www.opensourcearmenia.com/
Europa Union - Information Society
Provides a brief introduction to open source software, applications, programs, and case studies.
http://europa.eu.int/information_society/a...
Arctic Penguin Open Source Solutions
Contains some informative articles about Open Source software, success stories, and news
http://www.arcticpenguin.ca/
The OpenScience Project
The Open Science Project is an Organization devoted to providing open source scientific software.
http://openscience.org
mozilla.org
Home of Mozilla, the Netscape based open source browser.
http://mozilla.org
WebReference Update: Scholars Discuss Open Code Benefits
Fans of free software and music found some allies this weekend who said if lawmakers don't understand technology they shouldn't try and regulate it.
http://www.webreference.com/new/opencode.h...
Free Software Advocacy
Focuses on connections between free software and community development and on free software in Australia.
http://danny.oz.au/free-software/index.htm...
The GPL Violations Project
Raising public awareness about past and present infringement of GPL licensed software. Includes profile, news and events.
http://www.gpl-violations.org/
Open Source Software Institute
Non-profit organization created to promote the adoption of open source solutions within U.S. agencies and academic entities.
http://www.oss-institute.org
Nonprofit Open Source Initiative
Promotes adoption of Open Source Software (OSS) in the nonprofit/NGO sector.
http://www.nosi.net
Open Source Community Node
Community portal providing a discussion forum, articles and blogs.
http://www.libervis.com
Open Source Advisory Service
Provides guidance about free and open source software, and about related standards.
http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/
OpenDeveloper.org -- Building Open Sites
A resource for building Open Source Web sites, covering Linux, BSD, Apache, MySQL, PHP, and Perl. OpenDeveloper.org is an independent Web site about open source development of Web sites -- by the community, for the community.
http://www.opendeveloper.org/
Go Open Source
South African Open Source awareness campaign promoting Open Source software within households and small businesses.
http://go-opensource.org.za/
Why Commercial Software Makes no Sense
A paper on why supporting proprietary commercial software, as typified by current software vendors, is inherently an illogical process.
http://ieee.uow.edu.au/~mjp16/misc/commerc...
Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
A non-profit organization which was founded to help organizations develop and distribute open hardware and software.
http://www.spi-inc.org/
Vovida.org
Communications community site dedicated to providing a forum for open source software used in datacom and telecom environments.
http://www.vovida.org/
Open Source and These United States
by C. Justin Seiferth, Maj USAF; a study for the Air Command and Staff College Air University. Military implications of Open Licenses.
http://skyscraper.fortunecity.com/mondo/84...
MSBC's The Alternative
Replacements for Microsoft software, services and hardware. Includes reviews and outside links.
http://www.msboycott.com/thealt/
Free Software Shop
Information about Free Software movement for novices.
http://www.freesoftwareshop.com/
User Friendly the Comic Strip
Amusing strip following the antics of Columbia Internet and its employees. Frequently touches on Open Source, Linux, hacker culture, and holy wars.
http://www.userfriendly.org/
MozillaZine
General information on the Open Source Netscape project.
http://www.mozillazine.org/
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