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• 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'.

• 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.
• History of the Open Source Initiative (OSI) - A brief rundown from the Open Source advocacy body, the OSI.
• Iteachnet - Strength Through Diversity - Article promoting cross-platform, open standard and educationally grounded computing in schools.
• 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.
• 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 Software Development, by Davor Cubranic - Addresses the obstacles which OSS must overcome to move from the specialist community to the mainstream.
• 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.
• osOpinion: How to Avoid 1984 Through Our Computers - How open source enhances privacy.
• A Response to Nikolai Bezroukov - Eric Raymond's response to Bezroukov's "Open Source Software Development as a Special Type of Academic Research"
• 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 "The Cathedral and the Bazaar."
• University of Waikato - Usability and Open-Source Software Development - Article exploring open source software usability.
• 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 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".
• The World of Open Source - by Michael Tiemann, GNU C++ creator and Cygnus founder.

• Government Policy toward Open Source Software - Monograph by Robert W. Hahn, with contributions by James Bessen, David S. Evans, and Lawrence Lessig. [PDF] (December, 2002)
• 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. (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)
• Fast Company: Inspired by Work - Eric Raymond interview explaining open source work. (November, 1999)
• 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?" (August 9, 1999)
• Musings on open source security models - A good article about how security systems for computers can be better if done the open source way. (November 1, 1998)

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