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ZDNews - A Business Case for Open Source

Article by Michael A. Olson stating that Open source quietly makes a big difference.

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?"

A Legal Issues Primer for Open Source and Free Software Projects

The Software Freedom Law Center's introduction to the legal issues surrounding the use of FOSS.

The Register: Open Source is Good for America - US Military Advised

Andrew Orlowski discusses a report commissioned by the US military about open source and free software.

OpenSource.org: Open Source Definition

A definition of the Open Source license for software.

Open Source Strategies

Compilation of information relating to open source business models and strategies. Includes recommended books and related links.

PerlStalker's SysAdmin Notes and Tools

How-to's, documentation and various tools for administrating Open Source servers in an ISP environment.

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.

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.

Wikipedia - Open Source

Long article with examples.

Salon Magazine's collection of Open Source articles

A series of well-written articles, knowledgeable yet understandable.

OReilly - Working Without Copyleft

Article argues against the necessity of the Free Software movement tenet of copyleft.

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.

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".

A Second Look at the Cathedral and Bazaar

Another critical review of Eric Raymond's "The Cathedral and the Bazaar."

How Open Source Development Could Change the Way We Get Things Done

A feature story from the Washington Monthly.

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.

A Response to Nikolai Bezroukov

Eric Raymond's response to Bezroukov's "Open Source Software Development as a Special Type of Academic Research"

Salon | The Free Software story

Salon's complete coverage of Linux and the Open Source Movement