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Lars Wirzenius, former
comp.os.linux.announce
moderator and long-time Linux activist, also has some
thoughts
about Linux advocacy.
Eric S. Raymond provides an
analysis
of why the development model used by the Linux community has
been so successful.
The free software community has recognized that the terms
"free software" and "freely available software" are not appropriate
in all contexts. For more information about using the term
"open-source software" when marketing "free software", please
visit the
Open Source
site.
If you need to brush up on your Linux sales techniques,
take a look at the
Linuxmanship
essay by Donald B. Marti, Jr.
The
Linux PR
site discusses the importance of press releases to the Linux
community. Another way to gain valuable experience in this
area is to organize a NetDay at a local school using the
guidelines presented in the
NetDay How-To Guide.
Linux International's
goal is to promote the development and use of Linux.
The
Linux Documentation Project
is an invaluable resource for Linux advocates.
The
Linux Center Project
provides a thematical index of resources about
Linux and free software.
The
Linux Business Applications
site provides a forum for organizations that depend on Linux
for day-to-day business operations to share their experiences.
Linux Enterprise Computing
and
Freely Redistributable Software in Business
cover resources and topics of interest to those
deploying Linux in a business/commercial/enterprise setting.
The
Linux Advocacy Project's
goal is to encourage commercial application developers
to provide native Linux versions of their software.
The
Linux CD and Support Giveaway
program is helping make Linux more widely
available by encouraging the reuse of Linux CD-ROMs.
Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc. (SSC)
hosts the
Linux Resources
site and publishes the
Linux Journal.
The
linux-biz
mailing list is a forum created to discuss the
use of Linux in a business environment.
The Linux Mission Critical Systems
survey
documents successful existing systems which have a large
load and are up 24 hours per day.
A number of online publications are now devoted to
covering Linux. These include:
Additional links to online publications can be found at the
Linux Documentation Project
and the
Linux Center Project.
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