Open Source

Below are resources relevant to technologies and techniques used at Openia and the open source community as a whole.

WEBSITES

• opensource.org : Open Source Initiative (OSI)

• OSS use in UK government

• Open Source in world wide Governments

• The Case for Open Source

• OSdir.com : Open Source Directory

• OSDL.org : Open Source Development Labs

• Freshmeat.net : Open Source Repository

• BerliOS : Open Source Repository

• Bioinformatics.org : Open Source for Biosciences

• EGovOS : The Center of Open Source & Government

DOCUMENTS

• The MITRE report : A Business Case Study of Open Source Software.

• Why Open Source Software : Free Software (OSS/FS)? Look at the Numbers

• EU IDA Open Source Migration Guidelines

BOOKS

• The Cathedral and the Bazaar: Musings on... : OS Culture by Eric S. Raymond

• The Cathedral and the Bazaar: Musings on... : OS Culture by Eric S. Raymond (online version)

• The Cathedral and the Bazaar: Musings on... : OS Culture by Eric S. Raymond (PDF)

• Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution : Chris Dibona (Editor) et al (O'Reilly Open Source)

• Free as in Freedom : Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Sam Williams