web resources
The Open Source FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about open source -- with answers

The Linux Documentation Project
Just what it says it is. Includes a guide to installing Linux for beginners

Slashdot
News for nerds, with a serious bias towards the open source movement

The Free Software Foundation
Where it all began: the home page of the GNU Project, the first attempt to create a free operating system

The Cathedral and the Bazaar
A groundbreaking essay by open source advocate Eric Raymond, making the case for the Linux development model

The Linux Kernel Archive
Got Linux? Get it here

LinuxChix
A website by and for women who use Linux






The revolution will not be copyrighted.

The Open Source movement isn't just a better way of writing software. I t's a culture, an ideology, a new way for humans to work together, and a billion-dollar business.

news & analysis
Torvalds Holds Forth at Comdex
From TIME Digital: The inventor of Linux speaks out on bugs, Windows, and his new company

Your Technology: Fringe Benefits
From TIME Magazine: Technology columnist Josh Quittner asks, can Linux compete with Microsoft?

Nerds for News
From TIME Digital: The geeks at Slashdot are using the Open Source model to give journalism a new twist

Newfound Wealth Strains Free Software Movement
From TIME Digital: A Linux company is now worth $5 billion. This changes everything

Your Technology: Love's Linux Lost
From TIME Magazine: TIME's technology columnist tries his hand at installing the free operating system

The Mighty Finn
From TIME Magazine: Hacker, geek and software hero, Linus Torvalds has devised a system that is challenging Windows...






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