First Monday: Open Source Intelligence
Scientific illustration and analysis of socio-technical approaches that make up a collaborative phenomenon termed Open Source Intelligence, which goes beyond the collaborative coding of software.
http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue7_6/stalder/
History of the Open Source Initiative (OSI)
A brief rundown from the Open Source advocacy body, the OSI.
http://www.opensource.org/history.html
The World of Open Source
by Michael Tiemann, GNU C++ creator and Cygnus founder.
http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/print/0,23102,2265482,00.
html
Developers using open-source software behind bosses' backs
CNN.com article about the spread of Linux in offices.
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/05/05/open.source.smu
gglers.idg/index.html
Salon Magazine's collection of Open Source articles
A series of well-written articles, knowledgeable yet underst
andable.
http://www.salonmagazine.com/21st/feature/1998/12/11list.htm
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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?"
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/99/0809/6403122a.htm
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