Case Studies/Articles
This case study details a hospital's move to open source software. The organizational and financial impact of the software change is examined here.
A guide to migrating an organization to an open source environment, here.
The recommendation from the California Performance Review board, charged with the mission of finding ways to make the state government work better. The board says that California should consider adopting open source software, here.
Article on the government of Brazil's switch to open source, here.
The full text of the “The Cathedral and the Bazaar,?which explores some of the ramifications of the way open source software is developed, here.
Information Portals and Directories
SunSource.net: A site devoted to Sun's involvement in free and open source projects. There are many links to other open source portals and open source news is regularly updated.
IDC: One of the most well-respected IT consulting firms, IDC analyzes and predicts technology trends.
Open reSource: Open reSource is about the companies and major figures in the open source world.
Open Source Directory: The directory includes useful information on open source products across all computing platforms, languages, environments, audiences, and topics.
Open Source Initiative: The non-profit corporation dedicated to managing and promoting the Open Source Definition for the good of the community. Is considered the “official?flagship organization of the open source movement.
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