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History of the Open Source Initiative (OSI) (Popularity:  )
http://www.opensource.org/history.html
A brief rundown from the Open Source advocacy body, the OSI.
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OpenSource.org: Open Source Definition (Popularity: )
http://www.opensource.org/osd.html
A definition of the Open Source license for software.
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Salon | The Free Software story (Popularity: )
http://www.salon.com/tech/special/opensource/index.html
Salon's complete coverage of Linux and the Open Source Movement
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In the Beginning was the Command Line (Popularity: )
http://www.cryptonomicon.com/beginning.html
A history of operating systems, by Neal Stephenson, the author of such novels as 'Snow Crash', 'The Diamond Age' and ...
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Developers using open-source software behind bosses' backs (Popularity: )
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/05/05/open.source.smugglers.idg/index.html
CNN.com article about the spread of Linux in offices.
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Fast Company: Inspired by Work (Popularity: )
http://www.fastcompany.com/online/29/inspired.html
Eric Raymond interview explaining open source work.
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A Response to Nikolai Bezroukov (Popularity: )
http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue4_11/raymond/index.html
Eric Raymond's response to Bezroukov's "Open Source Software Development as a Special Type of Academic Research"
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Development, Ethical Trading and Free Software (Popularity: )
http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue4_12/yee/index.html
This paper makes the political and ethical case for the adoption of free software by Community Aid Abroad and other ...
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Free Source as Free Thought: Architecting Free Standards (Popularity: )
http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue5_1/mann/index.html
This paper calls for the support of open standards and non-proprietary software in civil activities, such as public education, taxes, ...
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How Open Source Development Could Change the Way We Get Things Done (Popularity: )
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2000/0003.thompson.html
A feature story from the Washington Monthly.
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A Second Look at the Cathedral and Bazaar (Popularity: )
http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue4_12/bezroukov/index.html
Another critical review of Eric Raymond's "The Cathedral and the Bazaar."
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InformationWeek: Is There An Open-Source Solution? (Popularity: )
http://www.informationweek.com/817/source.htm
Despite lack of marketing resources, more businesses are discovering and deploying open-source software in their back offices. Support has improved, ...
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Why 'Free Softare' is Better Than 'Open Source' (Popularity: )
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html
An essay from the Free Software Foundation arguing that the term "free software" is a better choice than the term ...
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Making it in a Post Windows World (Popularity: )
http://www.troubleshooters.com/tpromag/200006/200006.htm
The process transitioning from a Windows to a Linux desktop computer, step by step setup instructions for a dialup account, ...
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ZDNews - A Business Case for Open Source (Popularity: )
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-902087.html
Article by Michael A. Olson stating that Open source quietly makes a big difference.
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Open Source Software and Documents - A Literature and Resource Review (Popularity: )
http://www.omar.org/opensource/litreview/
Brief introduction to the Open Source movement, provides a review of books, sites, and topics.
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OReilly - Working Without Copyleft (Popularity: )
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/policy/2001/12/12/transition.html
Article argues against the necessity of the Free Software movement tenet of copyleft.
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Homer's Open Source Odyssey (Popularity: )
http://classicalmba.com/linuxbusiness.html
Elliot McGucken discusses classical computing and provides a brief history of open source.
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The Register - Open Source is good for America - US military advised (Popularity: )
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/27822.html
Andrew Orlowski discussing a report commissioned by the US military about open source and free software.
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Salon Magazine's collection of Open Source articles (Popularity: )
http://archive.salon.com/21st/feature/1998/12/11list.html
A series of well-written articles, knowledgeable yet understandable.
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