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*[http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html FSF Free software definition] | *[http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html FSF Free software definition] | ||
*[http://opensource.org/docs/definition.php OSI Open source definition] | *[http://opensource.org/docs/definition.php OSI Open source definition] | ||
| + | *[http://perens.com/works/articles/State8Feb2008 Bruce Perens "A New Decade For Open Source"] (2008) | ||
*[http://catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar The Cathedral and the Bazaar] - an interesting essay on why the 'bazaar' model of open-source software development works well. | *[http://catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar The Cathedral and the Bazaar] - an interesting essay on why the 'bazaar' model of open-source software development works well. | ||
Revision as of 21:54, 9 February 2008
Wikipedia articles
Organisations
- Free software foundation (FSF) website
- Open Source Initiative (OSI) website
Documents and articles
- FSF Free software definition
- OSI Open source definition
- Bruce Perens "A New Decade For Open Source" (2008)
- The Cathedral and the Bazaar - an interesting essay on why the 'bazaar' model of open-source software development works well.
Software links
- http://www.ubuntu.com Free and open-source linux-based operating system
- http://www.OpenOffice.org Free and open-source office productivity software - word processor, spreadsheet, presentation software, database etc.
- http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox Free and open-source web browser
- http://www.gimp.org Free and open source 2D bitmap-graphics editor
- SourceForge.net - world's largest Open Source software development web site
There are many more quality free and open-source software listed in examples of free and open-source software...
Footnote
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