Computers Open Source Advocacy

• Society: Issues: Intellectual Property 

• Debian's Social Contract  - Presents the association's "social contract" with the users of their freeware.
• Development, Ethical Trading, and Free Software  - Shows a paper detailing the pros and cons of open source usage.
• Europa Union - Information Society  - Presents activities for free and open source software. Provides information on activities conducted within European programs.
• Free Software Advocacy  - Advocates for social justice and develops the synergies between free software and politics.
• Free Software Foundation Europe  - Provides information about a European organization that actively supports the development of free ware especially GNU-based operating systems such as Linux.
• GNU - Free Software Foundation (FSF)  - Dedicated to promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute computer programs.
• The GPL Violations Project  - Provides information on the raising of public awareness about the previous and current infringing users of GPL-licensed software.
• Microsoft Boycott - The Alternative  - Highlights a comprehensive list of replacements for Microsoft products. With the campaign's brief historical background.
• MozillaZine  - Offers daily Mozilla news and advocacy.
• Nonprofit Open Source Initiative  - Facilitates the use of open source software in the nonprofit sector. With a short history of the open source organization.
• Open Source Advisory Service  - Provides information of the top tips for selecting open source software. With news and events of the organization.
• Open Source for Lithuania  - Promotes the usage of free and open source software in Lithuania. Participates in various projects at governmental and international levels.
• Open Source Initiative  - Non-profit corporation dedicated to education, promotion, and advocacy of Open Source benefits. Includes definitions, background, standards, and resources.
• The OpenScience Project  - Initiative aimed at writing and releasing free and open source scientific software useful in processing and analyzing experimental data and in interacting with theoretical models.
• Python Software Foundation  - Non-profit organization seeking to encourage developers to create open source, python based programs.
• Software Freedom Day  - Provides educational information about the availability of free and open source software.
• Software in the Public Interest, Inc.  - Helps organizations develop and distribute open hardware and software. With contact information.
• SpreadOpenSource  - Aims to promote the use of open source tools and applications. Features an online discussion forum.
• ZYTRAX: Open Source Advocacy  - Discusses pros and cons of Open Source related to business, development, and education.