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Developing a Knowledge Strategy Developing a Knowledge Strategy- A framework for making the link between knowledge and strategy. Written by Michael H. Zack, College of Business Administration, Northeastern Unive… Knowledge Management: Making Sense of an Oxymoron Knowledge Management: Making Sense of an Oxymoron- David Skyrme Associates. Can knowledge be managed? The words management and knowledge at first sight appear uneasy bedfellows. K… The Duality of Knowledge The Duality of Knowledge- Essay that argues that KM approaches should stress human interaction rather than simply codifying and storing knowledge. By Paul M. Hildreth and Chris Ki… Commodore 64 Game Endings Commodore 64 Game Endings- Screenshots of popular C64 game end sequences. OReilly - Working Without Copyleft OReilly - Working Without Copyleft- Article argues against the necessity of the Free Software movement tenet of copyleft. The Wall Street Performer Protocol 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 … First Monday: Open Source Intelligence First Monday: Open Source Intelligence- Scientific illustration and analysis of socio-technical approaches that make up a collaborative phenomenon termed Open Source Intelligence,… A Second Look at the Cathedral and Bazaar A Second Look at the Cathedral and Bazaar- Another critical review of Eric Raymond's "The Cathedral and the Bazaar." Free Source as Free Thought: Architecting Free Standards 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 educa… Development, Ethical Trading and Free Software 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 Oxfa… A Response to Nikolai Bezroukov A Response to Nikolai Bezroukov- Eric Raymond's response to Bezroukov's "Open Source Software Development as a Special Type of Academic Research" Forbes: Letting go of Lego 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?" A Legal Issues Primer for Open Source and Free Software Projects A Legal Issues Primer for Open Source and Free Software Projects- The Software Freedom Law Center's introduction to the legal issues surrounding the use of FOSS. The Register: Open Source is Good for America - US Military Advised The Register: Open Source is Good for America - US Military Advised- Andrew Orlowski discusses a report commissioned by the US military about open source and free software. OpenSource.org: Open Source Definition OpenSource.org: Open Source Definition- A definition of the Open Source license for software. Collaborative Source Software Collaborative Source Software- This article presents an approach to combine the best of the Open Source and proprietary software development worlds. Wikipedia - Open Source Wikipedia - Open Source- Long article with examples. Open-Source Software Development, by Kim Johnson 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 Lin… Open Source Software and Documents - A Literature and Resource Review 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. Making it in a Post Windows World 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. Why 'Free Software' is Better Than 'Open Source' Why 'Free Software' 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". In the Beginning was the Command Line 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'. Monochrom: Some Code To Die For Monochrom: Some Code To Die For- On the Birth of the Free Software Movement in 1887. The author compares new code to the constructed language Esperanto. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Computer Ethics: Basic Concepts and Historical Overview Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Computer Ethics: Basic Concepts and Historical Overview- 3 Parts. Some Historical Milestones. Defining the Field of Computer Ethics. Example T… Richard J. Sutcliffe: Fourth Civilization: Technology, Society and Ethics Richard J. Sutcliffe: Fourth Civilization: Technology, Society and Ethics- Online book, 4th edition (2002-2003). The author is described as a professor of computing science and ma… Robert N. Barger. In Search of a Common Rationale for Computer Ethics Robert N. Barger. In Search of a Common Rationale for Computer Ethics- University of Notre Dame. Paper presented in the Third Annual Computer Ethics Institute Conference, The Broo… Robert N. Barger. Metaethical Analysis of Computer Ethics Robert N. Barger. Metaethical Analysis of Computer Ethics- University of Notre Dame. Paper presented in the Second Annual Computer Ethics Institute Conference, The Brookings Insti… NetFuture NetFuture- Electronic newsletter. Archives available. International Center for Information Ethics (ICIE). The Field International Center for Information Ethics (ICIE). The Field- An exposition of the field. 3 parts. Foundations. Historical Aspects. Systematic Aspects. Generic PHP Parser Class Generic PHP Parser Class- Parses arbitrary XML input and builds an array with the structure of all tag and data elements. Optimized for parsing of simplified XML (SML) formats.