A history of operating systems, by Neal Stephenson, the author of such novels as 'Snow Crash', 'The Diamond Age' and 'Zodiac'.

A brief rundown from the Open Source advocacy body, the OSI.

Salon's complete coverage of Linux and the Open Source Movement

A good article about how security systems for computers can be better if done the open source way.

"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?"

Eric Raymond interview explaining open source work.

Eric Raymond's response to Bezroukov's "Open Source Software Development as a Special Type of Academic Research"

This paper makes the political and ethical case for the adoption of free software by Community Aid Abroad and other members of Oxfam International.

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 feature story from the Washington Monthly.

Addresses the obstacles which OSS must overcome to move from the specialist community to the mainstream.

Another critical review of Eric Raymond's "The Cathedral and the Bazaar."

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.

An essay from the Free Software Foundation arguing that the term "free software" is a better choice than the term "open source".

The process transitioning from a Windows to a Linux desktop computer, step by step setup instructions for a dialup account, and VNC.

Monograph by Robert W. Hahn, with contributions by James Bessen, David S. Evans, and Lawrence Lessig. [PDF]

Article by Michael A. Olson stating that Open source quietly makes a big difference.

Brief introduction to the Open Source movement, provides a review of books, sites, and topics.

Article exploring open source software usability.

Article argues against the necessity of the Free Software movement tenet of copyleft.

by Michael Tiemann, GNU C++ creator and Cygnus founder.

Elliot McGucken discusses classical computing and provides a brief history of open source.

Andrew Orlowski discussing a report commissioned by the US military about open source and free software.

A series of well-written articles, knowledgeable yet understandable.

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 Python.

Explains the competing open source philosophies and development models, with examples of popular open source projects such as Linux, Apache, KDE and Python.

Long article with examples.

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.

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.

A definition of the Open Source license for software.

Article promoting cross-platform, open standard and educationally grounded computing in schools.

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.

Covers details of a free, downloadable Open Source business plan describing 22surf and Authena, presented at the Harvard OSCOM.

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

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

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