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Free Software Foundation (FSF), GNU Project - http://www.gnu.org/
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. |
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Open Source Initiative - http://www.opensource.org/
Dedicated to managing and promoting the Open Source trademark for the good of the community. Includes a definition of 'Open Source', and a list of approved licenses. |
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Software in the Public Interest, Inc. - http://www.spi-inc.org/
A non-profit organization which was founded to help organizations develop and distribute open hardware and software. |
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Free Software Foundation Europe - http://fsfeurope.org
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. |
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Why Open Source Software / Free Software (OSS/FS)? Look at the Numbers! - http://www.dwheeler.com/oss_fs_why.html
In-depth review and analysis of the many quantitative reasons to use open source software, with statistics from a variety of recent surveys. |
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Berkman Center for Internet and Society - http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/
A research program at Harvard Law School founded to explore cyberspace, share in its study, and help pioneer its development. |
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Debian's social contract - http://www.debian.org/social_contract
Contains the Debian Free Software Guidelines, which are regarded as compliance rules for free software by many others besides Debian package maintainers. |
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User Friendly the Comic Strip - http://www.userfriendly.org/
Amusing strip following the antics of Columbia Internet and its employees. Frequently touches on Open Source, Linux, hacker culture, and holy wars. |
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The Cathedral and the Bazaar - http://catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-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. |
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International Open Source Network - http://www.iosn.net
A United Nations Development Programme advocacy site for free and open source software, focused on the Asia-Pacific region. |
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Software Freedom Day - http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/
A global effort to promote the use of free and Open Source software. Lists forthcoming events, news, forum, gallery and contributing teams. |
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Open Source Software Institute - http://www.oss-institute.org
Non-profit organization created to promote the adoption of open source solutions within U.S. agencies and academic entities. |
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Europa Union - Information Society - http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/opensource/
Provides a brief introduction to open source software, applications, programs, and case studies. |
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CLUE - http://www.cluecan.ca/
The Canadian Association for Open Source. |
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The Halloween Document - http://www.catb.org/~esr/halloween/
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. |
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Armenian Open Source Software Portal - http://www.opensourcearmenia.com/
A project aimed at developing technologies through endorsing the advantages of Open Source. Supported by international private, public and academic institutions and run by the Union of IT Enterprises. |
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Microsoft Boycott - The Alternative - http://www.msboycott.com/thealt/
Index of replacements for Microsoft software, services and hardware. Includes reviews and outside links. |
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Development, Ethical Trading, and Free Software - http://danny.oz.au/freedom/ip/aidfs.html
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. |
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Atviras Kodas Lietuvai - http://www.akl.lt/en
Non-profit public organization that works to promote the usage of Free and Open Source software in Lithuania. |
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Open Source Notebook - http://opensource-notebook.com/
A weblog by Daniel Aleksandersen about free software, free speech, GNU/Linux, and online privacy. |
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OpenDeveloper.org - http://www.opendeveloper.org/
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. |
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Free Software Shop - http://freesoftwareshop.org/forum/
Information about Free Software movement for novices. |
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Logic-Box - http://www.logic-box.com/
A portal covering and advocating the open source movement, software and new developments. Includes forum, news, articles, downloads and related resources. |
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Bishamon-tenno's Open Source Page - http://www.geocities.com/bishamon_tenno/
Explains one person's experiences with open source. |
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Arctic Penguin Open Source Solutions - http://www.arcticpenguin.ca/
Contains some informative articles about Open Source software, success stories, and news |