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The Open Source (OS) Movement

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Have you heard about the Open Source Movement?

The concept is simple: More and more people are making software that's free to use and available for other programmers to edit and improve on. 

The results are astonishing: Software improves at a much faster rate than a regular corporation would normally manage, and it develops based on what users need rather than what makes money. Plus, did I mention it's free?

The Open Source Movement is about communities coming together to build what they want for each other. It's not about money. It's not about glory. It's about making technology better for all of us.

Resources for the Open Source Movement

Open Source Software - Wikipedia
A thorough explanation of Open Source software maintained by the greater web community.
The Open Source Initiative (OSI)
A community dedicated to managing the definition of Open Source." (Go here to read the definition.)
SourceForge.net
The world's largest Open Source software development web site, hosting more than 100,000 projects. (Go here if you're searching for software or want to start your own software project.)
The Free Software Foundation
Dedicated to promoting computer users' rights to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute computer programs
Open Source Web Development Tutorials - Dev Shed
Learn some skills and join the crowd.

Popular Open Source Software Programs

osCommerce
A complex and highly-customizable online shopping cart system.
The GNU Operating Sytem
A completely free operating system that functions similarly to Unix. GNU is a recursive acronym that stands for "GNU's Not Unix."
b2evolution
An open-source blog system that features multiple blogs and multiple users.
phpBB
A highly-customizable forum software.
PostNuke
A content management system (CMS) that can do just about anything you ever dreamed possible for a website.
Firefox
The ultimate web browser. Far more user-friendly and safe than those by other, more "corporate" competitors.
Thunderbird
"Reclaim your inbox." Brought to the same people (Mozilla) who brought you Firefox, Thunderbird is an open source email client. Again, it's far superior and less likely to spread viruses than its other, more "corporate" competitors.

Jobs in Open Source Software

SNET Consultant OpenSource
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Intern - opensource.com
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Java Developer (opensource)
Modis - Chevy Chase, MD
Java Developer (6 month contract) Consultant will be responsible for the design, development, test, implementation and/or maintenance of part or all of a... ...
Technical Recruiter: OpenSource/Web/Mobile
IT Talent Search - El Segundo, CA
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Lead OpenSource Engineer (PHP/Linux)
VistaPrint - Lexington, MA
Do you have extensive LAMP (PHP, Apache, MySQL, Linux), JavaScript, and MediaWiki or WordPress experience? This role includes software development on our large... ...
Core and Web/Opensource Java Developer
Princeton Consulting - New York, NY
development needed this shop is looking for passionate Java core, web and opensource developers to work on the matching engine development along with web based... ...
Linux OpenSource Project Implementation - Linux
Elance - ,
I want to implement trafficsqueezer.org product for wan optimization. SIP and Linux experience needed. Desired Skills: Linux, OpenSource, SIP...
Senior Software Engineer, server-side, Java, OpenSource
Elti Solutions - Palo Alto, CA
scalability, high-availability and performance Expert knowledge of Java and OpenSource technologies Continuous hands-on experience working on heavily multi... ...
OpenSource DBA Manager
Concepts in Staffing - Lyndhurst, NJ
Compensation: $90K - $100K / Year Minimum Education: Bachelors Job Type: Full Time Jobcode: VEFJA5 -Comfortable working with internet-scale data sets... ...
Linux Engineer
Partners - Chicago, IL
hardware and software installations and upgrades. Work with numerous OpenSource applications. Maintain current patch levels on all systems when applicable... ...
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