Articles
22surf: Open Source Business Plan
Covers details of a free, downloadable Open Source business plan describing 22surf and Authena, presented at the Harvard OSCOM.
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…
A Response to Nikolai Bezroukov
Eric Raymond's response to Bezroukov's "Open Source Software Development as a Special Type of Academic Research"
A Second Look at the Cathedral and Bazaar
Another critical review of Eric Raymond's "The Cathedral and the Bazaar."
Collaborative Source Software
This article presents an approach to combine the best of the Open Source and proprietary software development worlds.
Developers using open-source software behind bosses' backs
CNN.com article about the spread of Linux in offices.
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.
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 codi…
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?"
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.
Government Policy toward Open Source Software
Monograph by Robert W. Hahn, with contributions by James Bessen, David S. Evans, and Lawrence Lessig. [PDF]
History of the Open Source Initiative (OSI)
A brief rundown from the Open Source advocacy body, the OSI.
Homer's Open Source Odyssey
Elliot McGucken discusses classical computing and provides a brief history of open source.
How Open Source Development Could Change the Way We Get Things Done
A feature story from the Washington Monthly.
In the Beginning was the Command Line
A history of operating systems, by Neal Stephenson, the author of such novels as 'Snow Crash', 'The Diamond Age' and 'Zodiac'.
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 t…
Iteachnet - Strength Through Diversity
Article promoting cross-platform, open standard and educationally grounded computing in schools.
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.
Monochrom: Some Code To Die For
On the Birth of the Free Software Movement in 1887. The author compares new code to the constructed language Esperanto.
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