SourceForge is a repository of free open source software.
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) are the stewards of the Open Source Definition (OSD) and the community-recognized body for reviewing and approving licenses as OSD-conformant. The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is a non-profit corporation formed to educate about and advocate for the benefits of open source and to build bridges among different constituencies in the open-source community.
Open Source As Alternative is a site to help you find an open source alternative to well-known commercial software.
The Linux Alternative Project is a site to help you find an open source alternative to well-known commercial software.
Linux is a free Unix-type operating system originally created by Linus Torvalds with the assistance of developers around the world. Developed under the GNU General Public License , the source code for Linux is freely available to everyone. Think Windows is too expensive? Try Linux. It is an outstanding operating system. There are many different versions and if you are not sure which one to use, a good version to try is Ubuntu Linux as their primary focus has been to make Linux more user-friendly.
101 Open Source Apps for Enterprises: http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3828671_5/101-Open-Source-Apps-for-Enterprises.htm
July 7, 2009 By Cynthia Harvey
Books about Open Source:
- David M. Berry (2008). Copy, Rip, Burn: The Politics of Copyleft and Open Source. London:Pluto Press. http://www.amazon.com/Copy-Rip-Burn-Politics-Source/dp/0745324142.
- Isaac Hunter Dunlap (2006). Open Source Database Driven Web Development. Oxford: Chandos. ISBN 1843341611. http://www.chandospublishing.com/chandos_publishing_record_detail.php?ID=98.
- Ron Goldman and Richard P. Gabriel (2005). Innovation Happens Elsewhere. Richard P. Gabriel. ISBN 1558608893. http://dreamsongs.com./IHE/IHE.html.
- Steven Weber (2005). The Success of Open Source. Harvard: Harvard University Press. http://www.amazon.com/Success-Open-Source-Steven-Weber/dp/0674018583/ref=ed_oe_p.
- Producing Open Source Software (How to Run a Successful Free Software Project) - a book by Karl Fogel. Free PDF version available.
Find more books about Open Source at a library: http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=su%3AOpen+Source
