History of the Open Source Initiative (OSI)  
   A brief rundown from the Open Source advocacy body, the OSI.
   http://www.opensource.org/history.html

OpenSource.org: Open Source Definition  
   A definition of the Open Source license for software.
   http://www.opensource.org/osd.html

Salon | The Free Software story  
   Salon's complete coverage of Linux and the Open Source Movement
   http://www.salon.com/tech/special/opensource/index.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.smugglers.idg/index.html

Musings on open source security models  
   A good article about how security systems for computers can be better if done the open source way.
   http://www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld/lw-1998-11/lw-11-ramparts.html

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

Fast Company: Inspired by Work  
   Eric Raymond interview explaining open source work.
   http://www.fastcompany.com/online/29/inspired.html

A Response to Nikolai Bezroukov  
   Eric Raymond's response to Bezroukov's "Open Source Software Development as a Special Type of Academic Research"
   http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue4_11/raymond/index.html

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 Oxfam International.
   http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue4_12/yee/index.html

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 education, taxes, and patent and grant proposals.
   http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue5_1/mann/index.html

How Open Source Development Could Change the Way We Get Things Done  
   A feature story from the Washington Monthly.
   http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2000/0003.thompson.html

Open-Source Software Development, by Davor Cubranic  
   Addresses the obstacles which OSS must overcome to move from the specialist community to the mainstream.
   http://sern.ucalgary.ca/~maurer/ICSE99WS/Submissions/Cubranic/Cubranic.html

A Second Look at the Cathedral and Bazaar  
   Another critical review of Eric Raymond's "The Cathedral and the Bazaar."
   http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue4_12/bezroukov/index.html

InformationWeek: Is There An Open-Source Solution?  
   Despite lack of marketing resources, more businesses are discovering and deploying open-source software in their back offices. Support has improved, capable tools quickly become the standard by which commercial products are measured.
   http://www.informationweek.com/817/source.htm

Why 'Free Softare' 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".
   http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html

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.
   http://www.troubleshooters.com/tpromag/200006/200006.htm

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 Protocol for the funding of open source software.
   http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue6_6/rasch/index.html

Government Policy toward Open Source Software  
   Monograph by Robert W. Hahn, with contributions by James Bessen, David S. Evans, and Lawrence Lessig. [PDF]
   http://www.aei.brookings.org/publications/abstract.php?pid=296

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/

ZDNews - A Business Case for Open Source  
   Article by Michael A. Olson stating that Open source quietly makes a big difference.
   http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-902087.html

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.
   http://www.omar.org/opensource/litreview/

University of Waikato - Usability and Open-Source Software Development  
   Article exploring open source software usability.
   http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/computing/users/dmn/docs/oss.html

OReilly - Working Without Copyleft  
   Article argues against the necessity of the Free Software movement tenet of copyleft.
   http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/policy/2001/12/12/transition.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

Homer's Open Source Odyssey  
   Elliot McGucken discusses classical computing and provides a brief history of open source.
   http://classicalmba.com/linuxbusiness.html

The Register - Open Source is good for America - US military advised  
   Andrew Orlowski discussing a report commissioned by the US military about open source and free software.
   http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/27822.html

Salon Magazine's collection of Open Source articles  
   A series of well-written articles, knowledgeable yet understandable.
   http://archive.salon.com/21st/feature/1998/12/11list.html

A Descriptive Process Model for Open-Source Software Development  
   by Kim Johnson (student thesis) Explains the competing open source philosophies and development models, with examples of popular open source projects such as Linux, Apache, KDE and Python.
   http://sern.ucalgary.ca/students/theses/KimJohnson/toc.htm

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 Linux, Apache, KDE and Python.
   http://chinese-school.netfirms.com/computer-article-open-source.html