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Open Source Software (OSS) and Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) has deep roots in academia. With the birth of the internet, open source projects have grown in remarkable ways. The resources that follow later on this page highlight sources of interest to educators and those serving higher education. They include references of both the cautious and the committed.
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<a href="http://www.educause.edu/groups/openness">EDUCAUSE Openness Constituent Group</a>
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Other activities of direct interest to higher ed includes:
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The UK <a href="http://www.jisc.ac.uk/">JISC</a> has also created, <a href="http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/">OSS Watch</a>. The United Nations has created the<a href="http://www.iosn.net/">International Open Source Network</a> (who are looking for contributors for their section on education) and the <a href="http://portal.unesco.org/ci/ev.php?URL_ID=12034&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201">UNESCO Free Software Portal</a>. Both house information regarding education. <a href="http://www.apc.org/english/capacity/training/opensource.shtml">APC.org</a> has complied a nice list of open source resources as well.
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<a href="http://www.ossite.org/about_sigossee/">http://www.ossite.org/about_sigossee/</a>
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<a href="http://www.oss4lib.org/">http://www.oss4lib.org/</a>
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Using OSSEC Open-Source, Host-Based Intrusion Detection: April 13, 2010 | A session at the Security 2010
OSSEC is a free, open-source, cross-platform, host-based intrusion detection system. The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences has used OSSEC for several years. We utilize OSSEC to…
Linking Remote Sites with OpenVPN: April 14, 2010 | A session at the Security 2010
OpenVPN is a free, open-source, multiplatform VPN client and server system. This session will discuss deploying it on commodity hardware to enable secure connection of geographically distinct netwo…
Google OAuth & Federated Login Research: March 18, 2010

This site contains public information from Google that is shared with open source communities working on projects in the identity space. To be notified of new posts to this site, or changes, plea…
Enterprise Library: Startup and Community: January 14, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2010
The Open Library Environment (OLE) Project plans to begin development in January 2010 with continued support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The OLE Project will build an open-source platform…
Open Courseware in the Liberal Arts: March 23, 2010

Saint Michael's College thinks persuading its faculty to use free courseware from peer institutions could improve its liberal arts curriculum. …
Technology During an Economic Crisis: The Benefits of Open Source: March 10, 2010 | A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2010
Due to the recent financial crisis, campuses are facing significant challenges in funding current programs and services. Open-source software provides institutions with real savings, while deliveri…
Open Source, Why or Why Not?: February 11, 2010

Unicon conducted a market research session at the EDUCAUSE Annual conference on Nov. 4, 2009, in which participants were invited to discuss why their institution has or has not adopted open sourc…
Cyberinfrastructure Software Sustainability and Reusability: Preliminary report from an NSF-funded workshop held 27 & 28 March 2009: March 4, 2010

The National Science Foundation’s strategy for 21st century innovation depends on rapid creation ofsoftware to enable scientific discovery. The NSF workshop report “Planning for Cyberinfrastr…
A Survey of the Scholarly Journals Using Open Journal Systems: March 4, 2010

The authors, Brian D. Edgar and John Willinsky, implemented a survey of 998 scholarly journals that use Open Journal Systems (OJS), an open source journal software platform, captures the characte…
The Collaborative Partnership and the Profile System: Encouraging Collaboration in Research: February 19, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Southwest Regional Conference 2010
The Profiles System is a Facebook/Wikipedia-type open-source tool developed by UT Arlington (www.uta.edu/expertise) to capture expertise and resources of the research enterprise. UTA has shared THE…

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