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History of the Open Source Initiative (OSI)
A brief rundown from the Open Source advocacy body, the OSI.
http://www.opensource.org/history.html
Wikipedia - Open Source
Long article with examples.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source
Open-Source Software Development, by Kim Johnson
Explains the competing open source philosophies and development models, with examples of popular open source projects such as Linux, Apache, KDE and Python.
http://chinese-school.netfirms.com/compute...
Homer's Open Source Odyssey
Elliot McGucken discusses classical computing and provides a brief history of open source.
http://classicalmba.com/linuxbusiness.html
UXculture
Weblog exploring the Open Source and related topics dealing with user experience design and its impact on technology, business, and society. Also touches on digital design, business strategy, and the emergence of networked society.
http://www.uxculture.com/
OpenSource.org: Open Source Definition
A definition of the Open Source license for software.
http://www.opensource.org/osd.html
Forbes: Letting go of Lego
"Hackers crack the code of a new chip and post the design secrets on the Web. The chip's maker, instead of suing, holds fire. What gives?"
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/99/0809/64031...
22surf: Open Source Business Plan
Covers details of a free, downloadable Open Source business plan describing 22surf and Authena, presented at the Harvard OSCOM.
http://22surf.org/
Salon Magazine's collection of Open Source articles
A series of well-written articles, knowledgeable yet understandable.
http://archive.salon.com/21st/feature/1998...
PerlStalker's SysAdmin Notes and Tools
How-to's, documentation and various tools for administrating Open Source servers in an ISP environment.
http://perlstalker.amigo.net/
Morti por kodoj
Pri la naskiĝo de la movado por la libera fonto en la jaro 1887. La aŭtoro, Leo Findeisen, komparas "malnovan" kaj "novan kodon" al Volapük kaj Esperanto.
http://www.monochrom.at/codetodiefor/
How Open Source Development Could Change the Way We Get Things Done
A feature story from the Washington Monthly.
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/...
Free Source as Free Thought: Architecting Free Standards
This paper calls for the support of open standards and non-proprietary software in civil activities, such as public education, taxes, and patent and grant proposals.
http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue5_1/man...
University of Waikato - Usability and Open-Source Software Development
Article exploring open source software usability.
http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/computing/user...
Technology Developers using opensource software behind bosses backs
[CNN]
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/05/...
Iteachnet - Strength Through Diversity
Article promoting cross-platform, open standard and educationally grounded computing in schools.
http://members.iteachnet.org/webzine/artic...
OReilly - Working Without Copyleft
Article argues against the necessity of the Free Software movement tenet of copyleft.
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/policy/200...
Government Policy toward Open Source Software
Monograph by Robert W. Hahn, with contributions by James Bessen, David S. Evans, and Lawrence Lessig. [PDF]
http://www.aei.brookings.org/publications/...
Open Source Software and Documents - A Literature and Resource Review
Brief introduction to the Open Source movement, provides a review of books, sites, and topics.
http://www.omar.org/opensource/litreview/
Collaborative Source Software
This article presents an approach to combine the best of the Open Source and proprietary software development worlds.
http://www.methodsandtools.com/archive/arc...
The Register - Open Source is good for America - US military advised
Andrew Orlowski discussing a report commissioned by the US military about open source and free software.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/278...
InformationWeek: Is There An Open-Source Solution?
Despite lack of marketing resources, more businesses are discovering and deploying open-source software in their back offices. Support has improved, capable tools quickly become the standard by which commercial products are measured.
http://www.informationweek.com/817/source....
Fast Company: Inspired by Work
Eric Raymond interview explaining open source work.
http://www.fastcompany.com/online/29/inspi...
Making it in a Post Windows World
The process transitioning from a Windows to a Linux desktop computer, step by step setup instructions for a dialup account, and VNC.
http://www.troubleshooters.com/tpromag/200...
Open Source Strategies
Compilation of information relating to open source business models and strategies. Includes recommended books and related links.
http://www.opensourcestrategies.org/
First Monday: Open Source Intelligence
Scientific illustration and analysis of socio-technical approaches that make up a collaborative phenomenon termed Open Source Intelligence, which goes beyond the collaborative coding of software.
http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue7_6...
Development, Ethical Trading and Free Software
This paper makes the political and ethical case for the adoption of free software by Community Aid Abroad and other members of Oxfam International.
http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue4_12/ye...
Salon | The Free Software story
Salon's complete coverage of Linux and the Open Source Movement
http://www.salon.com/tech/special/opensour...
A Second Look at the Cathedral and Bazaar
Another critical review of Eric Raymond's "The Cathedral and the Bazaar."
http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue4_12/be...
The World of Open Source
by Michael Tiemann, GNU C++ creator and Cygnus founder.
http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/print/0...
A Response to Nikolai Bezroukov
Eric Raymond's response to Bezroukov's "Open Source Software Development as a Special Type of Academic Research"
http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue4_11/ra...
Why 'Free Software' is Better Than 'Open Source'
An essay from the Free Software Foundation arguing that the term "free software" is a better choice than the term "open source".
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-softwar...
A Descriptive Process Model for Open-Source Software Development
by Kim Johnson (student thesis) Explains the competing open source philosophies and development models, with examples of popular open source projects such as Linux, Apache, KDE and Python.
http://sern.ucalgary.ca/students/theses/Ki...
The Wall Street Performer Protocol
This paper sketches out a proposal for the creation of a software completion bond market as a practical implementation of the Street Performer Protocol for the funding of open source software.
http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue6_6...
ZDNews - A Business Case for Open Source
Article by Michael A. Olson stating that Open source quietly makes a big difference.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-902087....
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