 | Open Source Migration Guide |
Helping organisations migrate to Open Source Software
NOTE: this is an incomplete work-in-progress; development continues on
an almost daily basis.
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The Open Source Migration Guide is edited and maintained by Mike Banahan of GBdirect Ltd. This page last updated May 07 2003 16:19:41.
Links
Various links are used within this site. Most of them are collated and categorised below for reference and convenience. This is not intended to represent a comprehensive selection of all the possible entries in these categories; they have been selected because they support or a referenced from other parts of this site.
The contents of this page is generated automatically from the database of links used by other pages. It is based on the way the links were categorised for convenience, so don't take the categorisation as authoritative when it's really only administrative.
Case Studies
Links to referenced case studies and supporting information.Open Source Related News Sites
Prominent news and discussion feeds carrying a large amount of Open Source content.| The Register |
| Linux Weekly News |
| Linux Today |
| Slashdot news and discussion site |
Open Source Project Home Pages
Most Open Source projects have active websites.Commercial Project Home Pages
Not all software has to be free-of-charge. The products listed here typically attract a licence fee but run on or are associated mostly with Open Source platforms.| SuSE Open Exchange Product Page |
| Red Hat Linux |
| Bynari Inc. |
| Oracle Database |
| The website for MySQL AB |
| Website for Sun Microsystems Inc. |
| StarOffice software package |
Product Reviews
Reviews of Open Source products, packages or services.| Linux Magazine review of SuSE Open Exchange |
| Review of Staroffice by UK National Computer Center |
Licensing Issues
Links to information or discussion of various types of Open Source licences.| The Open Source Initiative |
| GNU General Public Licence Definition |
| GNU definition of free software |
Reports and Studies
Published studies and reports relating to the uptake or deployment of Open Source Software.| UK Government analysis of the impact of Open Source Software (2001, PDF) |
| Free Software / Open Source: information Society Opportunities for Europe (2000) |
Standards and Specifications
Published standards, requests for comments (RFCs), whitepapers, specifications and other industry-standard references.| Single Unix Specification |
Standards and Specifications Bodies
Bodies and organisations whose publications carry significant weight in the industry.| The Open Group |
| The Embedded Linux Consortium |
Software Directories and Repositories
| The freshmeat software directory |
| Sourceforge - repository for thousands of OSS projects |
| Tucows software repository |
Ancillary Links
Supporting information and references.Internal Links
Internal references (within this site). Most aren't covered yet but will be added here Comprehensiveness was not a goal for this list, it's automatically produced and isn't yet (it may never be) a substitute for a site map. as editing continues.
You are reading an incomplete work-in-progress. Development continues on a daily
basis. Too many sections are currently place-holders but these will be filled
as effort and budget permit.