Resource Links and Sponsoring Organizations The open-source campaign is supported by the following organizations: Crynwr Software hosts our email. Linux International was involved early; two board members helped define campaign that led to the formation of the Open Source Initiative. Netscape Communications is officially cooperating with us in or effort to get "open source" (both term and concept) accepted in the industry. O'Reilly Associates is likewise officially cooperating with us. Other Links The Free Software Foundation pioneered the concept of free software. The Cathedral and the Bazaar, the research paper that persuaded Netscape to go open-source. (There are two sequels, Homesteading the Noosphere and The Magic Cauldron) The Linux Documentation Project is a good way to learn about the most popular open-source operating system. USENIX is the Advanced Computing Systems Association. Its international membership includes scientists, engineers, and system administrators working on the cutting edge of systems and software. Michael Tiemann, CTO of RedHat speaking at the July 2001 O'Reilly Open Source Conference on the subject of 'shared-source' being deceiving. Our archived copy resides here. 'Why Open Source Software / Free Software (OSS/FS)? Look at the Numbers!' by David Wheeler

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