Guide to Open Source Software for Australian Government Agencies
Appendix A: Open source software resources
This section lists online repositories that offer free download of open source software products. It also provides links to other resources providing further information about OSS solutions and the OSS industry. This is not intended to be a comprehensive list: there are many other resources available to agencies and the list continues to grow.
| Site name | Web address | Description |
|---|---|---|
| AGIMO Open Source Software | www.finance.gov.au/e-government/infrastructure/oss-resources.html | Introductory Information from the Australian Government Information Management Office |
| Apache Software Foundation | www.apache.org [ ] |
Apache provides a suite of open source software projects, including the world's most widely used web server platform |
| Australian Unix and Open Systems Users Group (AUUG) | http://www.auug.org.au/ [] |
Australia's peak industry body for Unix, Linux and open source professionals |
| Dravis Group report: Open Source Software: Perspectives for Development |
www.dravisgroup.com/HTML/documents/OpenSource-WB.pdf [] |
Report of public sector usage of OSS technology prepared for the World Bank's Infodev group |
| European Commission Free and Open Source Software project | europa.eu.int/information_society/activities/opensource/ index_en.htm [ ] |
A European Commission site covering free and open source software |
| Freshmeat | www.freshmeat.net [] |
A large index of open source software arranged into categories |
| GNU/Free Software Foundation | www.gnu.org [] |
Home page for the GNU operating system, Free Software Foundation and the GNU General Public Library |
| GNUWin II | gnuwin.epfl.ch/en/index.html [] |
A collection of ready-to-run open source software for Windows computers |
| Government Open Code Collaborative (GOCC) | www.gocc.gov [] |
A collaboration between public sector entities and non-profit academic institutions to encourage sharing of computer code developed for and by government agencies |
| Java-Source.net | www.java-source.net [] |
A site for OSS developers using the Java programming language |
| Linux Australia | www.linux.org.au [] |
Coordinating body for the Australian Linux community |
| Linux HQ | www.linuxhq.com [] |
A reliable resource for Linux products |
| LinuxWorld | www.linuxworld.com [] |
An online news and information source for the Linux operating system |
| Mac OS X Open Source Directory | www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/unix_open_source/ [] |
Open source software for Apple's Unix-based Mac OS X operating system |
| Open Source Industry Australia | www.osia.net.au [] |
One-stop reference site for the local OSS industry |
| Open Source Initiative | www.opensource.org [] |
Non-profit body dedicated to managing and promoting the Open Source Definition |
| Open Source Software Educational Society | www.softpanorama.org/index.shtml [] |
An 'anti-hype' site that provides a critical perspective on OSS |
| Open Source Software Institute (OSSI) | www.oss-institute.org [] |
OSSI is a non-profit organisation formed to promote open source software solutions with US federal and state government agencies and academic entities |
| OSdir.com | www.osdir.com [] |
A directory focused on stable open source applications |
| Samba | www.samba.org [] |
An Australian-based open source software initiative providing interoperability between computers running Linux/Unix and Windows |
| Scientific Applications on Linux | http://sal.jyu.fi/index.shtml [] |
A collection of information and links about Linux-based software for scientists and engineers |
| Slashdot | www.slashdot.org [] |
An online news and discussion site with an emphasis on OSS issues |
| SourceForge | www.sourceforge.net [] |
A large repository of open source software and development tools |
| Tigris.org | www.tigris.org [] |
A mid-sized open source community focused on building better tools for collaborative software development |
| World Wide Web Consortium | www.w3.org/Status [] |
All W3C software is open source/free software compatible with the GPL |
Contact for information on this page: SourceIT@finance.gov.au