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Alternative To
http://alternativeto.net/
Alternative To is a site where you can enter the name of any popular desktop program or mobile app, and the site search will return a list of free applications which are close alternatives.
AlternativeTo is a new approach to finding good software.
Tell us what application you want to replace and we give you great alternatives, based on user recommendations.

Open Educational Resources Center for California
http://grou.ps/oercenter
Open Educational Resources Center for California
The OER Center for California provides support for community college educators to find, create, remix, use, and share openly licensed learning content.
Together, as knowledge workers, we can learn to share...and share to learn.
Includes .. bringing together information on free and open textbooks and course materials.

Open Source Content for Education
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Technology/OpenSource.html
Open Source Content for Education and Small Business
Plus articles, links and news ...

Toolkit on Open Educational Resources
http://bit.ly/2TvzJb
Toolkit for academics on Open Educational Resources
In October 2009, the UNESCO OER Toolkit (with support from the UNESCO Communications and Information Sector) was released as a resource for academics and institutions - with a special focus on developing countries - who are interested in participating in open education projects.
Most of the Toolkit is designed for academics who are interested in finding and using OER in the courses they teach, or who wish to publish OER that they have developed.

55 Open Source Apps Transforming Education
http://tr.im/vsmm
55 Open Source Apps Transforming Education
While some educators have been quick to grasp the potential and promise of open source software, many others have been hesitant to stray from the comfortable zone of commercial applications. Yet that’s changing.

K12OpenSourceHelp
http://k12opensourcehelp.com/
K12OpenSourceHelp
Welcome to K12OpenSourceHelp.com!
You have found the right place for help in all things related to educational technology.
I (Randy Orwin) specialize in Moodle training, technology integration, Web 2.0 and Open Source software for schools.

Portable Ubuntu Runs Ubuntu Inside Windows
http://lifehacker.com/5195999/portable-ubuntu-runs-ubuntu-inside-windows
Portable Ubuntu Runs Ubuntu Inside Windows
Windows only: Free application Portable Ubuntu for Windows runs an entire Linux operating system as a Windows application.
As if that weren't cool enough, it's portable, so you can carry it on your thumb drive.
Built from the same guts as the andLinux system that lets you seamlessly run Linux apps on your Windows desktop, Portable Ubuntu is a stand-alone package that runs a fairly standard (i.e. orange-colored, GNOME-based) version of the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution. It just doesn't bother creating its own desktop, and puts all its windows inside your Windows, er, windows.

Open Source Schools
http://tinyurl.com/coftoa
Open Content and the National Digital Resources Bank
"“UK schools to get free and open digital learning resources Following an agreement with the Spanish government, UK schools, through their Local Authorities will soon have unrestricted access to free and open digital learning resources courtesy of the National Digital Resource Bank. Delivery of the new national content repository will be managed and led by the North West Learning Grid and supported by Sirius Corporation plc."
“The National Digital Resource Bank is the first major national project that relies on open source software, open standards and open content."

Open Social Directory : List of Applications
http://www.opensocialdirectory.org/wiki/List_of_Applications
Open Social Directory : List of Applications

K-12 Open Source Community (Ning)
http://community.k12opensource.com/
K-12 Open Source Community (Ning Social Network)
Welcome to the K-12 Open Source community! Free and Open Source Software provides great opportunities for K-12 education, both financially and pedagogically.

K12 OpenSource Wiki
http://wiki.k12opensource.com/
K12 OpenSource Wiki
This site was started after the significant positive response to Free and Open Source software by educators at the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) held in July, 2006, in San Diego. http://www.wikispaces.com/_/2008101600/i/c.gifWe hope that this site will help you begin to navigate the world of Free and Open Source Software.

K12OpenSource
http://www.k12opensource.com/
K12OpenSource.com is a collaborative effort to organize and bring the benefits of Open Source Software and training to K-12 educational organizations.

Open Source Schools
http://opensourceschools.org.uk/
Open Source Schools
Open Source Schools is an initiative to inform schools about Open Source Software (OSS). A number of schools are already realising the benefits of OSS within their ICT strategy.
This project will work to share their experiences with the wider community of educational practitioners.
The project will support a community of practice that engages those who are currently using OSS and welcomes and supports new members.
Our aim is to create an educationally focused project driven by the needs of the community – giving them the means to become confident users of OSS.

K12LTSP
http://k12ltsp.org/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page
K12LTSP
K12LTSP is based on CentOS Linux and the Linux Terminal Server Project.
It's easy to install and configure. It's distributed under the GNU General Public License. That means it's free and it's based on Open Source software.

Five ways to save with open source
http://www.kineoopensource.com/index.php/free-resources/white-papers/
Five ways to save with open source
This free guide looks at how you can use free and open source software to slash your organisation's costs, which in challenging times like these, will be welcome news to many.

Advocating free and open resources for education
http://www.schoolforge.net/
SchoolForge.net - Advocating free and open resources for education
SchoolForge is a "community focal point" designed to bring together free and open resources for education. With its mission, to unify independent organisations that advocate, use, and develop open resources for education, SchoolForge aims to enhance communication, share resources and increase the transparency of development for more effective, efficient and ubiquitous open sources.
SchoolForge offers information, software and other learning content needed by teachers and students across the World, and all the software can be downloaded free.
On the education software page, over 80 free programmes are provided with detailed information. Categories of provided software include antivirus and spyware, educational software, Internet, multimedia, office tools, utilities and drivers, and web-based programmes.

Blog Linux au Coin
http://www.linuxaucoin.blogspot.com/
Linux News in French and English. We also offer many tools to help you with Linux.

OpenSourceHost
http://www.opensourcehost.com/
OpenSourceHost is a specialized hosting company focused on providing quality web space and support for php/mysql open source software systems. This includes, but is not limited to, content management systems, bulletin boards, photo galleries, blogs, e-learning systems, etc. Please visit our sister site opensourceCMS.com to test some of these extremely powerful systems.

Open Source and ROI
http://www.techlearning.com/story/showArticle.php?articleID=196604542
Open Source and ROI
Open source has made significant leaps in recent years. What does it have to offer education?

The Emergence of Open Educational Resources
http://tinyurl.com/298m7q
Giving Knowledge for Free ... The Emergence of Open Educational Resources ... OECD Publishing ... Centre for Educational Research and Innovation
Free downloadable ebook
The report offers a comprehensive overview of the rapidly changing phenomenon of Open Educational Resources and the challenges it poses for higher education. It examines reasons for individuals and institutions to share resources for free, and looks at copyright issues, sustainability and business models as well as policy implications.
It will be of particular interest to those involved in e-learning or strategic decision making within higher education, to researchers and to students of new technologies.

Wiki Based Software Guide
http://www.iterating.com/
Wiki Based Software Guide
A wiki-based directory of open source and commercial software, including reviews, ratings, articles and detailed product feature comparisons

Ubuntu : Linux-based operating system
http://www.ubuntu.com/
Ubuntu is a complete Linux-based operating system, freely available with both community and professional support. It is developed by a large community and we invite you to participate too!
Ubuntu is suitable for both desktop and server use.
Ubuntu includes more than 16,000 pieces of software, but the core desktop installation fits on a single CD. Ubuntu covers every standard desktop application from word processing and spreadsheet applications to web server software and programming tools.

AVOIR: African Virtual Open Initiatines and Resources
http://avoir.uwc.ac.za/
AVOIR: African Virtual Open Initiatines and Resources
AVOIR is a collaboration project between various universities to create a core of Free Software developers who are able, through software development activities, to create educational and business opportunities that contribute to development on the continent.

Portable Open Source Applications
http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/ict/portable/
Portable Open Source Applications
This is a list of portable applications, software programs that do not require any kind of installation onto a computer, and can store data in the program's directory. This makes it ideal to be stored on removable storage such as a USB flash drive and used on multiple computers.

Interview with Eric S. Raymond on OS Software in Education
http://educationbridges.net/k12opensource/
Interview with Eric S. Raymond on Open Source Software in Education
This wide-ranging interview with Eric Raymond didn? turn out to be the historical view of Open Source Software that I thought or hoped it would be. ESR, as he is know to the Open Source or ?acker?community, is one of the Open Source movement? ?ost recognized and controversial characters,?and while we didn? delve into topics that were too controversial (well, except for his position on a liberal arts education), his responses to my questions were relatively brief and direct?eaving me ranging all over the map, trying to find some area for discussion that would benefit educators. I? not sure I fully succeeded, but it was interesting!

The Bazaar
http://www.bazaar.org/
The Bazaar is a community portal for people who want to use, exchange and share Open Source Software and resources to support learning.
Exchanging materials, networking with others and testing all kinds of Open Source Software tools and applications can be done through the forum, the wikis and the blogsystem, but also via the Stalls which are put on to the Bazaar website.
Register yourself to the Bazaar and request your own Stall for a project, tool or application.
For instance: anything which is helping you as a teacher to better your learning materials might be of some help to others as well.

Webcasts : Is Free/Open Source Software the Answer?
http://www.apdip.net/news/eventatwsisvdo
Webcasts : Is Free/Open Source Software the Answer?
APDIP brought together a distinguished panel of experts for a discussion on "Software for Development: Is Free/Open Source Software the Answer?" at the World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis on 18 November 2005.
The video of the panel discussion is available online.

The potential of open source approaches for education
http://www.futurelab.org.uk/research/opening_education.htm
The potential of open source approaches for education
Free, Libre, Open Source Software (FLOSS) refers to any software distributed under a licence that allows users to change or share the software source code.
This paper discusses some of the potential ways in which the approaches that characterise FLOSS might be applied in educational contexts.

Becta (UK) Meeting on Open Source in Education
http://www.schoolforge.org.uk/index.php/Becta_14/4/05
Becta (UK) Meeting on Open Source in Education : April 2005
- To identify what needs to be done to bring Open Source software into the wider education sector
- To identify what the Open Source community might do to support wider adoption of Open Source software
- To discuss how the Open Source philosophy might be adopted to support improvements in educational content and learning platforms.

Open Source Discussions at ITConversations
http://www.itconversations.com/series/opensource.html
Open Source Discussions at ITConversations
Recording of discussions and presentations about 'Open Source' Software ... programmes can be downloaded free as mp3 files or by RSS subscription to podcast

SGLinux - A Community of Linux Enthusiasts
http://www.sglinux.com
A Community of Linux Enthusiasts dedicated to the development, promotion and deployment of Linux within the Asia Pacific region.
Based in Singapore, we hope to be the leading Opensource resource center for the region.

Linux Training Center in Thailand
http://www.itdestination.com
MyComputer Training Center,The Linux Training Center in Bangkok, Thailand. Offering the Linux/Opensource Software training courses ,community support and useful resources.

IYONIX pc
http://www.iyonix.com/
The IYONIX pc is a super fast desktop computer. At the heart of the machine is the powerful ARM?compatible Intel?XScale?80321 processor running at 600MHz. Combined with a powerful nVidia graphics card and running the unique RISC OS 5 operating system, the power and performance of the IYONIX pc is outstanding.
The IYONIX pc is the first desktop computer to be based on the intel?XScale?80321 processor. This computer is now available for developers interested in running Linux on XScale?technology. It is also one of the quietest desktop computers available today, combined with the powerful processor and extensive video capabilities it makes an ideal desktop computer which ever of the compatible operating systems you choose. More infomation about Linux on IYONIX pc is available.

Web's largest index of Unix and cross-platform software
http://freshmeat.net/
"freshmeat" maintains the Web's largest index of Unix and cross-platform software, themes and related "eye-candy", and Palm OS software.
Thousands of applications, which are preferably released under an open source license, are meticulously cataloged in the freshmeat database, and links to new applications are added daily.
Each entry provides a description of the software, links to download it and to obtain more information, and a history of the project's releases, so readers can keep up-to-date on the latest developments. freshmeat is the first stop for Linux users hunting for the software they need for work or play.

Open Source and Hacker Anthropology
http://catb.org/~esr/writings/
Open Source and Hacker Anthropology
The Cathedral and the Bazaar | Homesteading the Noosphere | The Magic Cauldron | A Brief History of Hackerdom | Building The Perfect Box | The Ultimate Linux Box 2001 |

Open Source Schools
http://opensourceschools.org/
Comments and discussions about linux & other open source issues from those working in schools.
linux | open | source |

Welcome to the original Linux Webring
http://linuxwebring.org/
Welcome to the original Linux Webring
The Linux Webring is a collection of Linux related web sites that link to each other with simple navigational links such as Prev, Next, and Home, or imagemaps and other links like the ones on the code examples page. As visitors take the ring's links to other sites in the ring, each webmaster gets more visitors, and each visitor can easily find a wealth of Linux-related information.
The Linux Webring has been here as a service to the Linux community since late 1996 (a guess) and really began taking member sites in early-mid '97. Since then it's moved from http://www.interl.net/~jasoneng/NLL/lwr/ to http://nll.interl.net/lwr/ to it's current home at http://linuxwebring.org/

Operating System Sucks-Rules-O-Meter
http://srom.zgp.org
This operating system quality and approval metric is based on a periodic AltaVista search for each of several operating systems, directly followed by "sucks", "rules", or "rocks".
Evaluation (of sorts) of computer operating systems