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Collaborative Source Software - This article presents an approach to combine the best of the Open Source and proprietary software development worlds.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Open Source Software and Documents - A Literature and Resource Review - Brief introduction to the Open Source movement, provides a review of books, sites, and topics.

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

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 - A definition of the Open Source license for software.

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

A Response to Nikolai Bezroukov - Eric Raymond's response to Bezroukov's

Salon | The Free Software story - Salon's complete coverage of Linux and the Open Source Movement

Salon Magazine's collection of Open Source articles - A series of well-written articles, knowledgeable yet understandable.

A Second Look at the Cathedral and Bazaar - Another critical review of Eric Raymond's

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.

The Wall Street Performer Protocol - This paper sketches out a proposal for the creation of a software completion bond market as a practical implementation of the Street Performer Protocol for the funding of open source software.

Why 'Free Software' is Better Than 'Open Source' - An essay from the Free Software Foundation arguing that the term

Wikipedia - Open Source - Long article with examples.

Why Free Software has Poor Usability, and How to Improve It - Essay by Matthew Paul Thomas, discussing the origins of common problems with constructive suggestions to address them. (August 1, 2008)

Study on the Economic Impact of Open Source Software on Innovation and the Competitiveness of the Information and Communication Technologies Sector in the EU - Report from a study funded for the European Commission on the economics of FLOSS. Findings include that in almost all cases long-term costs could be reduced by switching from proprietary software. [PDF] (November 20, 2006)

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. (October 29, 2002)

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. (May 20, 2002)

ZDNews - A Business Case for Open Source - Article by Michael A. Olson stating that Open source quietly makes a big difference. (May 8, 2002)

OReilly - Working Without Copyleft - Article argues against the necessity of the Free Software movement tenet of copyleft. (December 19, 2001)

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. (December 18, 2000)

Developers using open-source software behind bosses' backs - CNN.com article about the spread of Linux in offices. (May 5, 2000)

How Open Source Development Could Change the Way We Get Things Done - A feature story from the Washington Monthly. (March 1, 2000)

Forbes: Letting go of Lego -