Free Software movement

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• A Business Case Study of Open Source Software   
  This paper analyzes the business case of open source software. Complete report available in PDF format.
  
  http://www.mitre.org/work/tech_papers/tech_papers_01/kenwood_software/index.html

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• Why Open Source Software? Look at the Numbers!   
  In-depth review and analysis of the many quantitative reasons to use open source software, with statistics from a variety of recent surveys.
  
  http://www.dwheeler.com/oss_fs_why.html

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• Affero Project   
  Affero's mission is to bring a culture of patronage to the Internet especially for open source/Linux and non-profit organizations.
  
  http://www.affero.org/

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• Free Software Advocacy and Politics   
  Focuses on linking the free software movement with the struggle for social justice and developing the synergies between them in Australia.
  
  http://danny.oz.au/free-software/index.html

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• Chilling Effects Clearinghouse   
  Information about patents in the U.S. with specific information about computer technology patents.
  
  http://www.chillingeffects.org/patent/

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• Berkman Center for Internet & Society   
  A research program founded to explore cyberspace, share in its study, and help pioneer its development.
  
  http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/home/

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• UNDP-APDIP International Open Source Network   
  The International Open Source Network (IOSN) shapes its activities around Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) technologies and applications, focused on the Asia-Pacific region.
  
  http://www.iosn.net/

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• A forward command post for IP wars   
  IP-Wars is a rallying point for everyone engaged in various battles involving intellectual property.
  
  http://www.ip-wars.net/

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• NonProfit Open Source Initiative   
  Bridging the gap between the nonprofit and open source communities by promoting adoption of Open Source Software (OSS) in the nonprofit sector.
  
  http://www.nosi.net/

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• Open Source software advisory service   
  OSS Watch provides unbiased advice and guidance about free and open source software for UK further and higher education.
  
  http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/

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• European Union Information Society   
  Introduction to free & Open Source software and case studies.
  
  http://europa.eu.int/information_society/activities/opensource/index_en.htm

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• Advogato   
  Advogato is a community site for free software developers.
  
  http://www.advogato.org/

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• A free software funding HOWTO   
  Problems and Strategies in Financing Voluntary Free Software Projects.
  
  http://mako.cc/writing/funding_volunteers/

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• OSU - Open Source Lab   
  The Open Source Lab at Oregon State University exists to help accelerate the adoption of open source software across the globe and aid the community that develops and uses it.
  
  http://osuosl.org/

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• Spread Firefox   
  Spread Firefox is the central meeting place for the Firefox open source marketing effort.
  
  http://www.spreadfirefox.com/

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• PowerPC Kernel Archives   
  This site has a dual purpose: to provide useable, user end kernel binaries for a variety of PowerPC hardware configurations, and to provide kernel build stability information to kernel developers.
  
  http://www.ppckernel.org/

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• IEFT - The Internet Engineering Task Force   
  IETF is an open international community of network operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet.
  
  http://www.ietf.org/

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• Open Content   
  Open educational materials / resources finder.
  
  http://www.opencontent.org/

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