Open Source

Jabber Software Foundation Jabber Software Foundation- Not-for-profit organization that oversees the general development of XMPP and maintains the Jabber Enhancement Proposals. Python Software Foundation Python Software Foundation- Non-profit organization devoted to advancing open source technology related to the Python programming language. Provides membership information, missio… Open Source Initiative Open Source Initiative- Dedicated to managing and promoting the Open Source trademark for the good of the community. Includes a definition of 'Open Source', and a list of approved… Software in the Public Interest, Inc. Software in the Public Interest, Inc.- Aims to help organizations develop and distribute open hardware and software. Includes news, details of supported projects, and membership d… Open Invention Network Open Invention Network- An intellectual property company that was formed to promote Linux. It acquires patents and makes them available royalty-free to any company, institution or… Xiph.org Foundation Xiph.org Foundation- Non-profit corporation dedicated to protecting multimedia from control by private interests, by developing free and open protocols and software. Information a… Open Data Commons Open Data Commons- Open Knowledge Foundation project to provides a set of legal tools to help people provide and use open data. Site includes, project information, licences, FAQs,… Freebase Freebase- A collaborative knowledge base built on structured data harvested from many sources, including individual wiki contributions. An API and a database dump are provided for… DataPortability.org DataPortability.org- Aims to consult, design, educate and advocate interoperable data portability to users, developers and vendors. Provides information about the project for user… Rice University's Connexions Rice University's Connexions- Article on the first steps of an experimental, open-source/open content project that will "give a learner... free access to educational materials tha… OpenContent OpenContent- Reason for being: "facilitate the prolific creation of freely available, high-quality, well-maintained Content." Content = everything but software. First Monday - Open Content and Value Creation First Monday - Open Content and Value Creation- Article by Magnus Cedergren discusses models involving the driving forces in a theoretical open content value chain. Drafting the Gift Domain Drafting the Gift Domain- An introduction to IP law as it relates to Open Content (PDF). O'Reilly Open Books Project O'Reilly Open Books Project- Read entire books online which were published under various forms of "open" copyright. Information Research Weblog Information Research Weblog- A forum to exchange information on publications and websites of potential interest to the readers of the journal, Information Research, an open access… Free Curriculum Project Free Curriculum Project- An effort to create a complete K-12 curriculum and set of course materials that are "Free" in the GNU sense. OSCOMAK: Open Source Community On Manufacturing Knowledge OSCOMAK: Open Source Community On Manufacturing Knowledge- Goal: create a distributed global repository of production knowledge of past, present and future processes, materials, p… Wikimedia Foundation Wikimedia Foundation- International non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging the growth and development of free content, multilingual, wiki-based projects, and to providin… O'Reilly Open Source Center O'Reilly Open Source Center- Features open source books, resources, news and articles. Freecode Freecode- Daily news on the latest UNIX software releases. Local mirrors of majors packages. Past news are indexed and can be searched for keywords. O'Reilly OnLamp O'Reilly OnLamp- Provides articles on the open source LAMP web platform. Roughly defined as (but not limited to) MySQL used in conjunction with Linux, Apache, and either Perl, Pyt… Slashdot Slashdot- Open-source and other technology news for nerds. Happy Birthday to GNU Happy Birthday to GNU- A short film featuring Stephen Fry, to introduce the idea of free software and celebrate 25 years of the GNU/Linux operating system. BBC News: Legal Milestone for Open Source BBC News: Legal Milestone for Open Source- Supporters of open source software are claiming victory after a US court ruled copyright protection applies to their work. Commercial Open Source Software Commercial Open Source Software- Weblog analyzing commercial firms with open-source products. Newsfacto.com: Linux/Open Source Newsfacto.com: Linux/Open Source- Portal covering distributions, databases, development, security and servers. Lists technology news, white papers, newsfeeds and industry specific… Topix: Open Source Topix: Open Source- News about open source, collected from various sources on the web. Advogato Advogato- Community resource site for developers of free software; news, and diary service. I4U News I4U News- News about emerging products and the future in personal technology. Open Source Forge Open Source Forge- Features news, community discussion forums, and open source press releases. Apache Week Apache Week- A weekly e-zine focused on Apache - it includes features, reviews, and Apache jobs. Tectonic Open Source News Tectonic Open Source News- Open source news from South Africa including coverage of Linux and BSD. Infolets Infolets- Explores projects, products, and ideas that are interesting, innovative or just plain unique. MozillaZine MozillaZine- General information on the Open Source Netscape project. Linux Today Linux Today- News related to Open Source software and community (continuous, +email) Slashdot Slashdot- News for Nerds. Stuff that Matters. Ruby License Ruby License- Dual terms: use GPL terms or its own terms. Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing- Full text of the book by Andrew M. St. Laurent. Mozilla Public License Version 1.0 Mozilla Public License Version 1.0- Follows the Debian Free Software guidelines. Python License Python License- A very permissive, open source compliant and GPL compatible license used by the team developing the Python programming language. GNU: List of Licenses GNU: List of Licenses- Various licenses and comments about them. Debian Social Contract Debian Social Contract- Initially designed as a set of commitments that the Debian developers agreed to abide by, it has later been adopted by the free software community as the b… MySQL Licensing MySQL Licensing- Complex hybrid license: public domain, GPL, LGPL, Open Source, commercial. BSD: NetBSD Licensing and Redistribution BSD: NetBSD Licensing and Redistribution- License patterned after FreeBSD Copyright. x-kernel Copyright Notice x-kernel Copyright Notice- Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona. Quick Reference Guide Quick Reference Guide- A chart comparing attributes of major licenses, including the option to select your bias. eCos License Overview eCos License Overview- Summary of license for Red Hat eCos operating system. LaTeX Project Public License LaTeX Project Public License- Particularly suited for TeX-related programs. Against DRM 2.0 Against DRM 2.0- A free copyleft license for artworks, which forbids DRM. Includes licence text, FAQ, and a few translations. Apache Server Licenses Apache Server Licenses- Overview of the different versions of the Apache licenses.