Advocacy

Media publications

• Development, Ethical Trading, and Free Software - Makes political and ethical case for adopting free software by Community Aid Abroad and other members of Oxfam International. Applies generally to development agencies and other groups with like values. (Published 1999.11.30)
• Linux Today: Emmett Plant - The Welcome Wagon - Urges initiative and good manners to promote open source. (Published 1999.11.09)
• Linux.com: Anti-Open Source Lobbyists Need Love, Too - Article describing the philosophy and hidden agenda of anti-open source think tanks. (Published 2002.10.25)
• WebReference Update: Scholars Discuss Open Code Benefits - Fans of free software and music found some allies this weekend who said if lawmakers don't understand technology they shouldn't try and regulate it. (Published 2000.09.14)

	Berkman Center for Internet and Society URL: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/ ODP description: Research program at Harvard Law School centered on the legal, social, and technical structures of the Internet. Page title: Home - Berkman Center for Internet & Society
	The Cathedral and the Bazaar URL: http://catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/ ODP description: Eric S. Raymond's seminal paper analysing why open source works so well; followup papers "Homesteading the Noosphere", "The Magic Cauldron" and "The Revenge of the Hackers"; and comments and criticisms from third parties. Page description: My third book
	International Open Source Network URL: http://www.iosn.net ODP description: A United Nations Development Programme advocacy site for free and open source software, focused on the Asia-Pacific region. Page title: UNDP-APDIP International Open Source Network — UNDP-APDIP International Open Source Network
	Atviras Kodas Lietuvai URL: http://www.akl.lt/en ODP description: Non-profit public organization that works to promote the usage of Free and Open Source software in Lithuania. Page title: Atviras kodas Lietuvai - Open Source for Lithuania
	The GPL Violations Project URL: http://www.gpl-violations.org/ ODP description: Raising public awareness about past and present infringement of GPL licensed software. Includes profile, news and events. Page title: GPL Violations homepage - The gpl-violations.org project
	Open Source Advocacy with Revererend Ted URL: http://reverendted.wordpress.com/ ODP description: Weblog about the world of Open Source by the guy responsible for building the Novell user community. Page title: Open Source Advocacy with Reverend Ted
	Open Source Notebook URL: http://opensource-notebook.com/ ODP description: A weblog by Daniel Aleksandersen about free software, free speech, GNU/Linux, and online privacy.
	Open Malaysia URL: http://www.openmalaysiablog.com/ ODP description: Promoting the Open Document Format (ODF), open standards, and open source software in Malaysia. Page description: <br><IMG alt="" hspace=12 src="http://hasansaidin.typepad.com/openmalaysia/openmalaysia1.JPG" align=left border=0><b>Promoting ODF (OpenDocument Format),<br><br>open standards, open source,<br><br>open ICT collaboration and<br><br>open innovation in Malaysia</b>
	Open Source Initiative URL: http://www.opensource.org/ ODP description: 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 licenses. Page title: Home | Open Source Initiative
	Open Source and These United States URL: http://skyscraper.fortunecity.com/mondo/841/documents/99-184.html ODP description: by C. Justin Seiferth, Maj USAF; a study for the Air Command and Staff College Air University. Military implications of Open Licenses. Page description: A discussion of the benefits and uses of Open Licensed Software in the Department of Defense
	The OpenScience Project URL: http://openscience.org ODP description: The Open Science Project is an Organization devoted to providing open source scientific software.
	Bishamon-tenno's Open Source Page URL: http://www.geocities.com/bishamon_tenno/ ODP description: Explains one person's experiences with open source. Page description: A page about Open Source Software.
	Tux Deluxe URL: http://www.tuxdeluxe.org ODP description: A web lifestyle magazine with a focus on free software, digital rights and the art and craft of programming for the real world.
	Tom Alsberg's Online Freedom/Liberty Page URL: http://www.zoopee.org/~alsbergt/cspage/freedom/ ODP description: Personal page regarding free software and online freedom in general. Page title: Tom Alsberg's (old) electronic/online freedom/liberty page Page description: Page with information, links, and articles about online freedom and liberty, and privacy issues
	Free Software Foundation Europe URL: http://fsfeurope.org ODP description: Web site of the FSF Europe, an organization dedicated to Free Software activities in Europe. As the official sister organization of the Free Software Foundation in the United States, it will build its activities around the GNU Project although it won't be limited to it. Page title: FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
	GNU Project: Free Software Foundation: FSF URL: http://www.gnu.org/ ODP description: Official list of GNU Free software. Page title: The GNU Operating system - the GNU project - Free Software Foundation - Free as in Freedom - GNU/Linux
	Why Open Source Software / Free Software (OSS/FS)? Look at the Numbers! URL: http://www.dwheeler.com/oss_fs_why.html ODP description: In-depth review and analysis of the many quantitative reasons to use open source software, with statistics from a variety of recent surveys. Page title: Why Open Source Software / Free Software (OSS/FS, FOSS, or FLOSS)? Look at the Numbers!
	OpenDeveloper.org URL: http://www.opendeveloper.org/ ODP description: A resource for building Open Source Web sites, covering Linux, BSD, Apache, MySQL, PHP, and Perl. OpenDeveloper.org is an independent Web site about open source development of Web sites -- by the community, for the community.
	Arctic Penguin Open Source Solutions URL: http://www.arcticpenguin.ca/ ODP description: Contains some informative articles about Open Source software, success stories, and news Page title: The Home of Arctic Penguin - Home Page description: Arctic Penguin Open Source Solutions
	MSBC's The Alternative URL: http://www.msboycott.com/thealt/ ODP description: Replacements for Microsoft software, services and hardware. Includes reviews and outside links. Page title: MSBC's The Alternative | Replacements for Microsoft Products Page description: An extensive directory of replacements for Microsoft products.
	Software in the Public Interest, Inc. URL: http://www.spi-inc.org/ ODP description: Aims to help organizations develop and distribute open hardware and software. Includes news, details of supported projects, and membership details. Page title: Welcome to SPI — Welcome to SPI
	Open Source Software Institute URL: http://www.oss-institute.org ODP description: Non-profit organization created to promote the adoption of open source solutions within U.S. agencies and academic entities. Page title: Open Source Software Institute, Open Source Software Institute - Home
	The Armenian Open Source Community Portal URL: http://www.opensourcearmenia.com/ ODP description: Aims to develop a community of IT professionals, students, and entrepreneurs. Includes the list of projects, members, forums, and answers to frequently asked questions. Page title: Welcome to Open Source Armenia — OpenSourceArmenia
	The Halloween Document URL: http://www.catb.org/~esr/halloween/ ODP description: Microsoft are getting very worried indeed about competition from Open Source Software such as Linux. This leaked internal memo, courtesy of Eric Raymond, reveals all -- including the extreme lengths Microsoft is willing to go to squash its competition. Page title: Halloween Document 8
	Europa Union - Information Society URL: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/opensource/ ODP description: Provides a brief introduction to open source software, applications, programs, and case studies. Page title: introduction
	Free Software Advocacy URL: http://danny.oz.au/free-software/ ODP description: Focuses on connections between free software and community development and on free software in Australia. Page title: Free Software Advocacy + Politics (Australia) Page description: Linking free software with social justice, and raising its profile in Australia.
	Debian's social contract URL: http://www.debian.org/social_contract ODP description: Contains the Debian Free Software Guidelines, which are regarded as compliance rules for free software by many others besides Debian package maintainers. Page title: Debian Social Contract
	Nonprofit Open Source Initiative URL: http://www.nosi.net ODP description: Promotes adoption of Open Source Software (OSS) in the nonprofit/NGO sector. Page title: NonProfit Open Source Initiative |
	Open Source Community Node URL: http://www.libervis.com ODP description: Community portal providing a discussion forum, articles and blogs. Page title: Libervis.com | The Digital Freedom Community
	Software Freedom Day URL: http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/ ODP description: A global effort to promote the use of free and Open Source software. Lists forthcoming events, news, forum, gallery and contributing teams. Page title: FrontPage - Software Freedom Day Wiki
	Logic-Box URL: http://www.logic-box.com/ ODP description: A portal covering and advocating the open source movement, software and new developments. Includes forum, news, articles, downloads and related resources. Page title: Logic-Box.com Page description: description
	CLUE URL: http://www.cluecan.ca/ ODP description: The Canadian Association for Open Source. Page title: CLUE | The Canadian Association for Open Source
	Free Software Shop URL: http://freesoftwareshop.org/forum/ ODP description: Information about Free Software movement for novices. Page title: FreeSoftwareShop.org forum on Thu 2:46 May 17 2007 Page description: Free Software Shop - copyleft style
	Support-FreeSoftware.org URL: http://www.support-freesoftware.org ODP description: A small community site containing a weblog and tutorials. Page title: Support-FreeSoftware.org Support-FreeSoftware::Re-discover Computing
	Spread Open Source URL: http://www.spreadopensource.com/ ODP description: A community based forum for the promotion of open source software and open standards. Page title: SpreadOpenSource Page description: A community whose objective is to promote and spread the use of open source software and open standards. Join us!
	User Friendly the Comic Strip URL: http://www.userfriendly.org/ ODP description: Amusing strip following the antics of Columbia Internet and its employees. Frequently touches on Open Source, Linux, hacker culture, and holy wars. Page title: User Friendly the Comic Strip - The Daily Static