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constantly-updated list of free software for daily business operations
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all about ‘distros’ – various ‘flavours’ of free operating systems
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searchable catalogue of 15k+ free software packages
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not-for-profit organisation campaigning to remove the barriers to free software
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listing of distros on the GNU site, ranked in terms of ‘freedom’
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the free software movement
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why open source misses the point of free software
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inventor of Linux
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sells computers with Linux installed, rather than Windows
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home of Linux – forum, newsletter, downloads, tutorials
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places you can buy computers with free software already loaded
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dedicated to the idea that the internet must always remain an open and accessible global public resource for everyone
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detailed guide to switching to a free operating system for non-techies
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‘FOSS technologies explained’ – useful articles
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stewards of the Open Source Definition (OSD) and the community-recognized body for reviewing and approving licenses as OSD-conformant
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interesting articles, many for beginners
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find open source alternatives to well-known commercial software
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huge repository – download and develop free / open source software
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website of Richard Stallman, inventor of GNU
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lots of reasons to change to Linux
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FLOSS concept booklet – all about free / libre / open-source software.
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entry for free software
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list of open source software packages
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