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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."
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.
FEED: Open Source Special
- This is a collection of articles that highlight some of the issues, controversies, and people behind the open source 'movement'. It also discusses open source as a new kind of political animal.
Fast Company: Inspired by Work
- Eric Raymond interview explaining open source work.
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, patent and grant proposals, etc.
Gnutella Replaces Godzilla in Corporate Media
- Gary Morton responds to Gnutella story in Canada's Globe and Mail.
History of the Open Source Initiative (OSI)
- A brief rundown from the Open Source advocacy body, the OSI.
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 lengthy, but very well written and funny history of operating systems, by Neal Stephenson.
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.
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, VNC, and much more.
MicroTimes #198: Open Source Freeware Fills The Bill
- Start of series/column, Open Sources, to keep you abreast of open source freeware developments in technical and business areas.
Musings on open source security models
- A good article about how security systems for computers can be beter if done the open source way.
Open-Source Software Development, by Davor Cubranic
- Addresses the obstacles which OSS must overcome to move from the specialist community to the mainstream.
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.
OpenSource.org: Open Source Definition
- Not a license itself, but a definition of what conditions a license must fulfill in order to be termed an Open Source license.
Salon Magazine's collection of Open Source articles
- A series of well-written articles, knowledgeable yet understandable.
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