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A Response to Nikolai Bezroukov A Response to Nikolai Bezroukov: Eric Raymond's response to Bezroukov's "Open Source Software Development as a Special Type of Academic Research" (Articles) http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue4_11/raymond/index.html How Open Source Development Could Change the Way We Get Things Done How Open Source Development Could Change the Way We Get Things Done: A feature story from the Washington Monthly. (Articles) http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2000/0003.thompson.html The Register - Open Source is good for America - US military advised The Register - Open Source is good for America - US military advised: Andrew Orlowski discussing a report commissioned by the US military about open source and free software. (Articles) http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/27822.html OpenSource.org: Open Source Definition OpenSource.org: Open Source Definition: A definition of the Open Source license for software. (Articles) http://www.opensource.org/osd.html A Second Look at the Cathedral and Bazaar A Second Look at the Cathedral and Bazaar: Another critical review of Eric Raymond's "The Cathedral and the Bazaar." (Articles) http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue4_12/bezroukov/index.html University of Waikato - Usability and Open-Source Software Development University of Waikato - Usability and Open-Source Software Development: Article exploring open source software usability. (Articles) http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/computing/users/dmn/docs/oss.html Homer's Open Source Odyssey Homer's Open Source Odyssey: Elliot McGucken discusses classical computing and provides a brief history of open source. (Articles) http://classicalmba.com/linuxbusiness.html First Monday: Open Source Intelligence 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. (Articles) http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue7_6/stalder/ The Wall Street Performer Protocol 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. (Articles) http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue6_6/rasch/index.html Developers using open-source software behind bosses' backs Developers using open-source software behind bosses' backs: CNN.com article about the spread of Linux in offices. (Articles) http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/05/05/open.source.smugglers.idg/index.html Salon Magazine's collection of Open Source articles Salon Magazine's collection of Open Source articles: A series of well-written articles, knowledgeable yet understandable. (Articles) http://archive.salon.com/21st/feature/1998/12/11list.html Musings on open source security models Musings on open source security models: A good article about how security systems for computers can be better if done the open source way. (Articles) http://www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld/lw-1998-11/lw-11-ramparts.html The World of Open Source The World of Open Source: by Michael Tiemann, GNU C++ creator and Cygnus founder. (Articles) http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/print/0,23102,2265482,00.html Why 'Free Softare' is Better Than 'Open Source' Why 'Free Softare' is Better Than 'Open Source': An essay from the Free Software Foundation arguing that the term "free software" is a better choice than the term "open source". (Articles) http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html Open Source Software and Documents - A Literature and Resource Review 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. (Articles) http://www.omar.org/opensource/litreview/ Development, Ethical Trading and Free Software 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. (Articles) http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue4_12/yee/index.html InformationWeek: Is There An Open-Source Solution? 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. (Articles) http://www.informationweek.com/817/source.htm ZDNews - A Business Case for Open Source ZDNews - A Business Case for Open Source: Article by Michael A. Olson stating that Open source quietly makes a big difference. (Articles) http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-902087.html Government Policy toward Open Source Software Government Policy toward Open Source Software: Monograph by Robert W. Hahn, with contributions by James Bessen, David S. Evans, and Lawrence Lessig. [PDF] (Articles) http://www.aei.brookings.org/publications/abstract.php?pid=296 OReilly - Working Without Copyleft OReilly - Working Without Copyleft: Article argues against the necessity of the Free Software movement tenet of copyleft. (Articles) http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/policy/2001/12/12/transition.html Forbes: Letting go of Lego 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?" (Articles) http://www.forbes.com/forbes/99/0809/6403122a.htm Making it in a Post Windows World 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. (Articles) http://www.troubleshooters.com/tpromag/200006/200006.htm Open-Source Software Development, by Kim Johnson 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. (Articles) http://chinese-school.netfirms.com/computer-article-open-source.html In the Beginning was the Command Line 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'. (Articles) http://www.cryptonomicon.com/beginning.html Open-Source Software Development, by Davor Cubranic Open-Source Software Development, by Davor Cubranic: Addresses the obstacles which OSS must overcome to move from the specialist community to the mainstream. (Articles) http://sern.ucalgary.ca/~maurer/ICSE99WS/Submissions/Cubranic/Cubranic.html Salon | The Free Software story Salon | The Free Software story: Salon's complete coverage of Linux and the Open Source Movement (Articles) http://www.salon.com/tech/special/opensource/index.html A Descriptive Process Model for Open-Source Software Development 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 Python. (Articles) http://sern.ucalgary.ca/students/theses/KimJohnson/toc.htm History of the Open Source Initiative (OSI) History of the Open Source Initiative (OSI): A brief rundown from the Open Source advocacy body, the OSI. (Articles) http://www.opensource.org/history.html Free Source as Free Thought: Architecting Free Standards 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. (Articles) http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue5_1/mann/index.html Fast Company: Inspired by Work Fast Company: Inspired by Work: Eric Raymond interview explaining open source work. (Articles) http://www.fastcompany.com/online/29/inspired.html