Free Software Project

A boy and his computer
Linus Torvalds' autobiography reveals a geek's geek who is changing the world, just for the heck of it.
The Linux jihad
Or, what do alien crypto, poststructuralism and virtual private networks all have in common?
How Big Blue fell for Linux How Big Blue fell for Linux
When open-source developers and IBM took gambles on each other, free software showed it can flourish in the heartland of corporate computing.
Do-it-yourself giant brains! Do-it-yourself giant brains!
From punch cards to Linux, hackers love to tinker and share. Even Bill Gates can't stop them.
Letters to the editor
Abortion isn't easy -- in movies or in life. Plus: Is gun control elitist? Virtual panty raids are better than gore fests.
BSD Unix: Power to the people, from the code
How Berkeley hackers built the Net's most fabled free operating system on the ashes of the '60s -- and then lost the lead to Linux.
Free Software Project Bibliography
An incomplete listing of FSP research materials.
Original outline
Finland -- the open-source society
In the icy, cellphone-mad birthplace of Linux, networks rule. It's a matter of survival.
Free Software Project Resources
Chapter 1: Boot Time
Part 3: The Bamboo Forest
Chapter 1: Boot Time
Part 1: Linus Torvalds at the Villa Montalvo
Chapter one: Boot time
Part 2: Starting points
About Salon's Free Software Project
This Web site is a work in progress.
Andrew Leonard biography
Complete book outline
Free software glossary
Definitions and links.
Table of Contents
Complete list of chapters published so far, along with related discussions.

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