Advocacy
Advocacy
Advocacy Links
- Why Open Source Software / Free Software (OSS/FS)? Look at the Numbers! In-depth review and analysis of the many qualitative reasons to use open source software, with statistics from a variety of recent surveys.
- WebReference Update: Scholars Discuss Open Code Benefits Fans of free software and music found some allies this weekend who said if lawmakers don't understand technology they shouldn't try and regulate it.
- The Open Source Page The Open Source Initiative is dedicated to managing and promoting the Open Source trademark for the good of the community. The phrase `open source' has been registered as a certification mark. You can examine the Open Source Definition, which defines some essential properties that Open Source licenses will have. You can read about software that qualifies and our branding program.
- OPN: Open Projects Network Exists to promote projects and activities involving opening access to technology or information. This site provides access to information on OPN services.
- OpenCode Promotes open software, research, and content in cyberspace. Includes a reference archive of some open licenses used by other organizations.
- Development, Ethical Trading, and Free Software Makes political and ethical case for adopting free software by Community Aid Abroad and other members of Oxfam International. Applies generally to development agencies and other groups with like values.
- Does Free/OSS, Such as Perl or Linux, Belong in Corporations? Dispels many anti-OSS myths via statement and response format.
- freepatents.org Help fight to keep patent laws on software from entering Europe.
- Vovida.org Communications community site dedicated to providing a forum for open source software used in datacom and telecom environments.
- Bishamon-tenno's Open Source Page Explains one person's experiences with open source.
- User Friendly the Comic Strip Amusing strip following the antics of Columbia Internet and its employees. Frequently touches on Open Source, Linux, hacker culture, and holy wars.
- osOpinion: A Mathematical Analysis of the Business of Software Article and source code for the business model.
- A Linux Advacate's Resource This site includes numerous links and original content useful for Linux avocacy, especially to corporate customers.
- Free Software Advocacy Focuses on connections between free software and community development and on free software in Australia.
- mozilla.org Home of Mozilla, the Netscape based open source browser.
- Apple - Public Source Home of all Open Source Projects at Apple Computer.
- Home--Berkman Center for Internet and Society A research program advocating the openness of the Internet.
- Debian's social contract Contains the Debian Free Software Guidelines, which are regarded as compliance rules for free software by many others besides Debian package maintainers.
- Free Software Foundation Europe Web site of the FSF Europe, an organization dedicated to Free Software activities in Europe. As the official sister organization of the Free Software Foundation in the United States, it will build its activities around the GNU Project although it won't be limited to it.
- Tom Alsberg's online freedom/liberty page Personal page regarding free software and online freedom in general.
- Free-Source Project Participation: A Survey Why did you get involved in it? What have you gained? Fill in the form!
- Free Software Foundation (FSF), GNU Project Non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating restrictions on copying, redistributing, understanding, and modifying computer programs. GNU Project was begun to develop a complete free Unix-like operating system.
- Daily News - MozillaZine! Your Source for Mozilla News and Advocacy General information on the Open Source Netscape project.
- osOpinion: Once Were Marketing Warriors Marketing open source vs Microsoft.
- OpenDVD.org - DVD for every OS Advocates having DVD compatibility for all Operating Systems.
- The OpenScience Project The Open Science Project is an Organization devoted to providing open source scientific software.
- Why Commercial Software Makes no Sense A paper on why supporting proprietary commercial software, as typified by current software vendors, is inherently an illogical process.
- The Yellow Network Coalition An organization promoting "recycling" old computer hardware for uses it can still serve well, commonly using free software.
- The Cathedral and the Bazaar Eric S. Raymond's seminal paper analysing why open source works so well; followup papers "Homesteading the Noosphere", "The Magic Cauldron" and "The Revenge of the Hackers"; and comments and criticisms from third parties.
- The Halloween Document Microsoft are getting very worried indeed about competition from Open Source Software such as Linux. This leaked internal memo, courtesy of Eric Raymond, reveals all -- including the extreme lengths Microsoft is willing to go to squash its competition.
- Free Software Shop Information about Free Software movement for novices.
- Linux Today: Emmett Plant - The Welcome Wagon Urges initiative and good manners to promote open source.
- OpenDeveloper.org -- Building Open Sites A resource for building Open Source Web sites, covering Linux, BSD, Apache, MySQL, PHP, and Perl. OpenDeveloper.org is an independent Web site about open source development of Web sites -- by the community, for the community.
- Open Source and These United States by C. Justin Seiferth, Maj USAF; a study for the Air Command and Staff College Air University. Military implications of Open Licenses.
- FreeDevelopers A company of free developers, for free developers. A democratic commercial company dedicated to free software.
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