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Promotes adoption of Open Source Software (OSS) in the nonprofit/NGO sector.
http://www.nosi.net
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Europa Union - Information Society
Provides a brief introduction to open source software, applications, programs, and case studies.
http://europa.eu.int/information_society/activities/opensource/
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Open Source Chicago
Technology discussion group places focus on Open Source Software being used in the Chicago area.
http://www.osschicago.com
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Open Source Software
Information about benefits of open source software.
http://www.geocities.com/markcgriffiths
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Free as in Speech and Beer
News and opinion relating to Free Software/open source, peer-to-peer technology and the digital
gift economy.
http://www.freeasinspeechandbeer.com
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Microsoft Boycott - The Alternative
Index of replacements for Microsoft software, services and hardware. Includes reviews and outside
links.
http://www.msboycott.com/thealt/
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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/02/10/25/056218.shtml?tid=19
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The New Scientist - The Great Giveaway
Introduction to Open Source, OpenCola and Copyleft.
http://www.newscientist.com/hottopics/copyleft/copyleftart.jsp
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Asian Open Source Centre
News and promotion of open source activities in Asia.
http://www.asiaosc.org
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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/
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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-bazaar/
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Open Source Software: The Future of Software Development in Pharmaceutical Companies
Final year project for the MSc in Management at the University of Bath's School of Management by
James Clary & Valerio Motti
http://www.opensourceproject.co.uk
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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
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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/commercial_software.html
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Arctic Penguin Open Source Solutions
Contains some informative articles about Open Source software, success stories, and news
http://www.arcticpenguin.ca/
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opensource.ac.uk
A site devoted to the role of Open Source software within the UK academic community.
http://www.opensource.ac.uk/
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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/
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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.html
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Vovida.org
Communications community site dedicated to providing a forum for open source software used in
datacom and telecom environments.
http://www.vovida.org/
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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
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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/
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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/
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Bishamon-tenno's Open Source Page
Explains one person's experiences with open source.
http://www.geocities.com/bishamon_tenno/
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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.html
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FreeDevelopers
A company of free developers, for free developers. A democratic commercial company dedicated to
free software.
http://www.freedevelopers.net/
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Why Open Source Software / Free Software (OSS/FS)? Look at the Numbers!
In-depth review and analysis of the many quantitative reasons to use open source software, with
statistics from a variety of recent surveys.
http://www.dwheeler.com/oss_fs_why.html
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A Linux Advacate's Resource
This site includes numerous links and original content useful for Linux avocacy, especially to
corporate customers.
http://www.open4success.com/
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Free Software Shop
Information about Free Software movement for novices.
http://www.FreeSoftwareShop.com/
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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/
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OpenDVD.org - DVD for every OS
Advocates having DVD compatibility for all Operating Systems.
http://www.opendvd.org
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The OpenScience Project
The Open Science Project is an Organization devoted to providing open source scientific software.
http://openscience.org
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Home--Berkman Center for Internet and Society
A research program advocating the openness of the Internet.
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/
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Apple - Public Source
Home of all Open Source Projects at Apple Computer.
http://www.publicsource.apple.com/
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The Yellow Network Coalition
An organization promoting "recycling" old computer hardware for uses it can still serve
well, commonly using free software.
http://www.ync.org/
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osOpinion: A Mathematical Analysis of the Business of Software
Article and source code for the business model.
http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/PaulRosenberg/PaulRosenberg1.html
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osOpinion: Once Were Marketing Warriors
Marketing open source vs Microsoft.
http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/ConZymaris/ConZymaris2.html
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Linux Today: Emmett Plant - The Welcome Wagon
Urges initiative and good manners to promote open source.
http://linuxtoday.com/stories/12110.html
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Free Software Foundation (FSF), GNU Project
Non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating restrictions on copying, redistributing,
understanding, and modifying computer programs. GNU Project was begun to develop a complete free
Unix-like operating system.
http://www.gnu.org/
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mozilla.org
Home of Mozilla, the Netscape based open source browser.
http://mozilla.org
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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/841/documents/99-184.html
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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/
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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
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MozillaZine
General information on the Open Source Netscape project.
http://www.mozillazine.org/
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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/
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