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.

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

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

CNN.com article about the spread of Linux in offices.

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

Eric Raymond interview explaining open source work.

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.

"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?"

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.

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

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

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

A feature story from the Washington Monthly.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

A definition of the Open Source license for software.

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

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

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

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

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

Article exploring open source software usability.

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

Long article with examples.

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