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Open Source Initiative OSI

Open Source Initiative (OSI) is a non-profit corporation dedicated to managing and promoting the Open Source Definition for the good of the community...

SourceForge.net

SourceForge.net is the world's largest Open Source software development website, with the largest repository of Open Source code and applications available on the Internet. SourceForge.net provides free services to Open Source developers.

Freshmeat.net

Freshmeat maintains the Web's largest index of Unix and cross-platform software, themes and related "eye-candy", and Palm OS software. Thousands of applications, which are preferably released under an open source license, are meticulously cataloged in the freshmeat database, and links to new applications are added daily.

Open Source Observatory

This section of the IDA website is dedicated to Open Source Software and is intended to encourage the spread and use of Best Practices in Europe. We introduce new users to the concept of Open Source and present interesting facts and references for experts. All content is being developed in an ongoing manner.

SOFTWARELIVRE.GOV.BRASIL

O Portal do SoftwareLivre.Gov.BR foi concebido para ser um espaço de divulgação das boas práticas de implementação e desenvolvimento em software livre na administração pública, além de atender às demandas do Comitê Técnico de Implementação de Software Livre

W3C Open Source Software

The natural complement to W3C specifications is running code. Implementation and testing is an essential part of specification development and releasing the code promotes exchange of ideas in the developer community.

The Apache Software Foundation

The Apache Software Foundation provides support for the Apache community of open-source software projects. The Apache projects are characterized by a collaborative, consensus based development process, an open and pragmatic software license, and a desire to create high quality software that leads the way in its field. We consider ourselves not simply a group of projects sharing a server, but rather a community of developers and users.

The PalmOS Open Source Portal

"The basic idea behind open source is very simple. When programmers on the Internet can read, redistribute, and modify the source for a piece of software, it evolves. People improve it, people adapt it, people fix bugs. And this can happen at a speed that, if one is used to the slow pace of conventional software development, seems astonishing... ...The Open Source pages exist to make this case to the commercial world."

LinuxWorld

In a world where IT budgets are being slashed, LinuxWorld.com helps managers obtain the effective edge they need. The information and articles published here show how IT departments are already achieving their goal of doing more for less - when measured in terms of real costs of ownership (software, hardware and staff training) - by adopting Linux within enterprise environments.

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Free Software Foundation Europa

A FSF Europa foi lançada em 10 de Março de 2001 e trabalha em todos os aspectos relacionados com o Software Livre na Europa e especialmente o Projecto GNU. Está a apoiar activamente o desenvolvimento do Software Livre e o progresso de sistemas baseados em GNU, como por exemplo o GNU/Linux. É também um centro de informação competente para políticos, advogados e jornalistas, para garantir o futuro legal, político e social do Software Livre.

ANSOL

ANSOL é a "Associação Nacional para o Software Livre". É uma associação portuguesa sem fins lucrativos que tem como fim a divulgação, promoção, desenvolvimento, investigação e estudo da Informática Livre e das suas repercussões sociais, políticas, filosóficas, culturais, técnicas e científicas.

COSPA

The Consortium aims at analysing the effects of the introduction of Open Data Standards (ODS) and Open Source (OS) software for personal productivity and document management in European PAs.

The Linux Home Page

Linux is a free Unix-type operating system originally created by Linus Torvalds with the assistance of developers around the world. Developed under the GNU General Public License , the source code for Linux is freely available to everyone.

GNU/LINUX em Português para Portugueses

GNU/Linux em Português para Portugueses é uma comunidade de utilizadores do sistema operativo GNU/Linux, que procura promover e impulsionar o uso deste sistema operativo livre e de todo o software livre em Portugal.

Linux.com

The Enterprise Linux Resource

UNDP-APDIP International Open Source Network

The International Open Source Network (IOSN) is a Center of Excellence for FOSS in the Asia-Pacific Region. It shapes its activities around Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) technologies and applications. Via a small secretariat, the IOSN is tasked specifically to facilitate and network FOSS advocates and human resources in the region. The vision is that developing countries in the Asia-Pacific Region can achieve rapid and sustained economic and social development by using affordable yet effective FOSS ICT solutions to bridge the digital divide.

FFII: Patentes de Software na Europa

Nos últimos anos o Gabinete Europeu de Patentes (GPO) (EPO -- European Patent Office) tem, contrariamente à letra e espírito da lei vigente, concedido mais de 30000 patentes em regras de organização e cálculo implementadas em computador (programas para computadores). Agora o movimento de patentes Europeu está a pressionar para consolidar esta práctica escrevendo uma nova lei. Os cidadãos e programadores europeus encaram riscos consideráveis. Aqui encontrará a documentação básica, começando por uma visão por alto e as últimas novidades.

FLOSS (Free/Libre Open Source Software)

The FLOSS (Free/Libre Open Source Software) cluster is an initiative born from the EC-funded project "Three Roses" (now over). It is now driven by ELANET. The FLOSS cluster agreed with the Three Roses consortium to take up the "old" 3Roses site and carry activities in integrated research on adoption of Open Source Software in the filed of eGovernment and development of local economies.

Free/Libre/Open Source Software: Policy Support

FLOSS-POLS will work on three specific tracks: government policy towards open source; gender issues in open source; and the efficiency of open source as a system for collaborative problem-solving. All areas will have a focus on studying the impact of policy and providing policy recommendations.

gnuLinEx.org, para la Libertad

LinEx.org es el portal de información y soporte para los usuarios de gnuLinEx. Si ya eres usuario de nuestro sistema operativo libre, este es el lugar en el que vas a aprender como sacarle todo el partido a tu LinEx. Si no eres usuario, descárgate ahora una copia y utilízalo, verás como te sorprende.

OASIS

OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) is a not-for-profit, international consortium that drives the development, convergence, and adoption of e-business standards

FLOSSWorld

The FLOSSWorld project aims to strengthen Europe’s leadership in FLOSS and open standards research, building a global constituency with partners from Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, India, Malaysia and South Africa.

European Interoperability Framework - EIF

The 'European Interoperability Framework for pan-European eGovernment Services' is now available in printed version

Mandriva

Publisher of the Mandriva Linux operating system (formerly Mandrakelinux), the most full-featured and easy to use Linux system

OpenOffice.org Portugal

Fórum do projecto Português OpenOffice.org

SQLite

SQLite is a small C library that implements a self-contained, embeddable, zero-configuration SQL database engine.

LISA

LISA - Laboratório para a Iniciativa de Software Aberto