Dan Gillmor (2004): We the Media - Grassroots Journalism by the People, for the People, O'Reilly, ISBN: 0-596-00733-7, Online-Book
Probleme mit der GNU Free Documentation License (FDL), insbesondere Inkompatibilität mit den DFSG (html)
Bernd Lutterbeck, Robert A. Gehring, (Hrsg.) Open Source Jahrbuch 2004: Zwischen Softwareentwicklung und Gesellschaftsmodell, Berlin (Lehmanns Media) 2004, ISBN: 3-936427-78-X, (html)
Keneth Brown (2002): Opening the Open Source Debate. Alexis de Trocqueville Institution. (PDF)
Matt Asay (2002): Linux, the General Public License, and a New Model for Software Innovation. Standford Law School. (PDF)
Matthew R. Harris (2001): Suggested Revision of GNU General Public License, Version 3.0. Embedix, Inc. (not an official version!!!) (PDF)
Patrice-Emmanuel Scmitz and Sebastien Castiaux (June 2002): Pooling Open Source Software - An IDA, Feasibility Study. European Commision, DG Enterprise. PDF
Andreas Pour (???): KDE League, Inc. comments on "US vs. Microsoft: Revised Proposed Final Judgement"PDF
Al Gillen, Dan Kusnetzksy and Scott McLarnon (2001): The Role of Linux in Reducing the Cost of Enterprise Computing. An IDC White Paper. (PDF)
OpenDucoment (Jan. 2002): Open Software and Open Standards in South Africa. Version 1.0. http://www.naci.org.za . (PDF)
Roger Needham (2002): Security and Open Source. (PDF)
Ross Anderson (2002): Security on Open versus Closed Systems - The Dance of Boltzmann, Coase and Moore. Cambridge University, England. (PDF)
Edward W. Felten (2002): Competition, Innovation, and Public Policy in the Digital Age: Is the Marketplace Working to Protect Digital Creative Works?" (PDF)
Steven Levy (1984): Hackers, Heroes of the Computer Revolution (Online)
Terry Bollinger (2002): Use of Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) in the U.S. Department of Defense MITRE Corporation for Corporation The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). (PDF)
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie (March 2001) : Open-Source-Software: Ein Leitfaden für kleine und mittlere Unternehmen (PDF)