Open Source

Magazine articles on open source efforts such as Linux and GNU.

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Bio-IT World December 15, 2003 Henry & Vertinsky	The Hidden Costs of 'Free' Software Open-source software may be gaining ground in academic and government circles, but biotech users need to be aware of licensing pitfalls.
Linux Journal January 1, 2004 Tony Steidler-Dennison	Linux, Talon and Astronomy A new open-source application lets professional and amateur astronomers explore space from their desktops.
Linux Journal December 1, 2003 Shawn Garbett	Cross-Platform CD Index CD-ROM content now has a search engine that can run in any browser, straight from static index files.
CIO November 1, 2003 Art Jahnke	Is Microsoft Less Expensive Than Linux? - Sound Off Microsoft is concerned that Linux's popularity is increasing. Readers debate the expense issue of open source versus Redmond.
Wired November 2003 Thomas Goetz	Open Source Everywhere Software is just the beginning ... open source is doing for mass innovation what the assembly line did for mass production. Get ready for the era when collaboration replaces the corporation.
Wired November 2003 Gary Rivlin	Leader of the Free World How Linus Torvalds became benevolent dictator of Planet Linux, the biggest collaborative project in history.
CIO September 15, 2003 Evers & McMillan	A Kinder, Gentler Fight Talk on the campaign trail can get pretty rough, especially when the debate pits open source against Microsoft software. But now, Microsoft says, the gloves are back on, though the company has pledged to take the invective out of its talking points about Linux and open-source software.
T.H.E. Journal September 2003 Michael Surran	Making the Switch to Open Source Software While it has been a bumpy road, our switch to open source software has shown itself to be the perfect solution to a problem that more and more school systems find themselves facing.
Knowledge@Wharton August 13, 2003	Open Source: Closing, Closing... It might look like the battle of David and Goliath, but in the case of the SCO Group vs. IBM, not too many people are rooting for David.
Information Today August 4, 2003 Sheri R. Lanza	AOL Pledges $2 Million to Mozilla Foundation America Online announced its pledge of $2 million to the Mozilla Foundation, a new, independent, nonprofit organization that will continue to promote the development of the Mozilla Web browser. This announcement created quite a stir within the Internet community and heralded a change in the browser landscape.
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