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Other Useful Links

Links which open source developers recommend as useful, informative and enlightening.

Open-Source Sites

Reference sites for open source concepts and licensing.

• Open Source Development with CVS
• GNU Project website
• OpenSource.org
• Open Source Definition
• The Business Case for Open Source
• Open Source Initiative FAQ
• Free Software.org

Helpful Development Sites

Readings to help developers familiarize themselves with developments in InterBase-related open source technologies.

• Perl.com
• Python - an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language
• Enhydra - An Open-Source Java/XML Application Server
• PHP - HTML-embedded scripting language
• Zope open-source web application server
• Apache.org
• CVS (Concurrent Versions System) site

Knowledge-Building Sites

Background to New Technology approaches.

• Extreme Programming
• Cetus Links on Objects & Components(ultimate technology resource)

Recommended Reading

Interesting articles to provoke thought, broaden understanding of software development, as well as open source techniques and concepts.

• Setting Up Shop: The Business of Open-Source Software
• The Cathedral and the Bazaar
• Homesteading the Noosphere
• The Magic Cauldron
• A Brief History of Hackerdom
• Keeping an Open Mind
• Shut up and Show them the Code
• Big Ball of Mud
• How to Report Bugs Effectively
• Twelve Rules For A Better Open Source Project
• Avoiding Bad Software Design
• The Second Coming - A Manifesto By David Gelernter
• Open Sources : Voices From The Open Source Revolution
• Open-Source Software Development Methodology
• Wired Magazine's Tour de Source guide to open-source start-ups
• "Intentional Programming" A Talk With Charles Simonyi ("The WYSIWYG")