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    5. Linux: Without hesitation,   Linux provides the success story in this category. Linux was created by a   student (Linus Torvalds) in Helsinki in 1991 with the assistance of developers   from around the world. Linux is free, it shares its work with everyone — including   competitors — and its business model is motivated primarily by adrenaline,   altruism, and peer respect rather than by money. Yet, Linux's functionality,   adaptability and robustness has made it the main alternative for proprietary   operating systems, especially where budgets are a main concern.
     
     

    Look for Ubuntu to enter   this category as an up-and-coming success story. This particular Linux distribution combines   the breadth of Debian   and includes the latest Gnome   release in its download. It's based on a user-friendly interface for the individual   who wants to wean himself from proprietory systems (such as Microsoft Windows or Mac OS). 

    Based on the philosophy that "It Should Just Work", Ubuntu   provides solutions that can be used on the desktop or on servers. Many   librarians have embraced Ubuntu as a solution to proprietary operating costs   and licensing fees. Additionally, Ubuntu offers Edubuntu   as an open source OS targeted to schools and other educational environments. 

    You can use Netcraft   to "peek" into a Web site's platform to determine if its claim to   "open" source or access extends to its OS and to its server as well.

  • The open source software/free software (OSS/FS) category is broad, so the means   to narrow this niche down to one single success story is more difficult than   any other in this list. Plus, there's a minor difference betwee OSS and FS,   as OSS   implies open access to source code as well as to distribution and licensing.   FS,   on the other hand, implies that the code, distribution, and licensing are up   to the individual who uses the software. This difference seems minor at first   glance, but if you read closely you'll realize that an individual can sell FS   materials for profit (see the Free   Software Foundation for further clarity).

     
     
    6. OpenOffice.org: Based on a focus in education and a   pattern of high usage within educational structures (students   and instructors), OpenOffice.org provides the success story in this category.   This software makes the transition from educational environments to business   applications with its multi-platform office productivity suite. Owned by Sun   Microsystems, this front-end application seeks to replace proprietary software (such as Microsoft Office)  with its broad language   offerings and its features   as well as with its collaborative   efforts with users. Look for continued efforts to combine other open source   applications, such as Mozilla's   Lightning, which combines the Sunbird calendar with Thunderbird email.
     
     

    Running neck-to-neck with Open Office is the Sakai   Project, an "online Collaboration and Learning Environment" that   seeks to replace many proprietary educational software in classrooms from kindergarten   to college.

     

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    7. Mozilla   Firefox: This browser probably doesn't need an introduction or   an argument as the success story for this category. But, to be fair, it should   be mentioned that all products offered through the Mozilla Firefox Web site   are available free-of-charge for Windows, Mac, and Linux computers in more   than 35 languages. This compatibility and availability meets all the standards   suggested by the OpenSourceWare Consortium and its major supporter, the The   William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
     
     

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    Open source or access projects are receiving attention in the classroom as   well. While many projects have relied on cooperation between developers and   user groups — and they still do — colleges are now seeing the wisdom in creating   an atmosphere that encourages an understanding for these resources.

     
     
    8. Google:   Google provides the success story here, simply because their apps bring books,   scholarly journals, maps, news, patent searches, docs and spreadsheets, and   even API code to any browser or OS. Google has won the hearts and minds of   many instructors and students. But, that's not the only story behind this   success. Google offers a   page for educators to learn how to use these apps in the classroom. Google   employees are out into the field in efforts to reach University   of Washington classes as well.
     
     

    Other educational options are few and far between at this point; but, since   Carnegie Mellon West's   Software Management program has incorporated   a course about open source software into its program, you might expect other   schools to follow suit.

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  • How would you like to study at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)   for free?
  • Open source and open access resources have changed how colleges,   organizations, instructors, and prospective   students use software, operating systems   and online documents for educational purposes.
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  • It would be important to note that the colleges that offer OCW courses are  not meant to serve as "distance learning" initiatives. Credits and degrees are not offered through access  to open sources and participants don't have access to university faculty with  these resources.
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  Feature from Online Education Database (OEDB), published March 1 2007. Open source and open access resources have changed how colleges, organizations, instructors, and prospective students use software, operating systems and online documents for educational purposes. This article profiles 10 open source educational success stories. NB: article originally published in early 2007 - some stories may be out of date.

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  • It would be important to note that the colleges that offer OCW courses are   not meant to serve as "distance learning" initiatives. Credits and degrees are   not offered through access to open sources and participants don't have access   to university faculty with these resources.
  • Open source, according to the linked article, "refers   to any enterprise where data (e.g. journal article, piece of software) may be   modified by the relevant community and those modifications may be recontributed   to the larger whole." Open access, on the other hand, has come to mean   data — like peer-reviewed documents — that may be read without charge.
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  • Open source and open access resources have changed how colleges,   organizations, instructors, and prospective   students use software, operating systems   and online documents for educational purposes. And, in most   cases, each success story also has served as a springboard to create more open   source projects.
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  • The OCW provides open access   to course materials for up to 1,550 MIT courses, representing 34 departments   and all five MIT schools. The goal is to include materials from all MIT courses   by next year.
  • MIT's OCW began to provide users with open access to   class syllabi, lecture notes, course calendars, problem sets and solutions, exams,   reading lists, and even a selection of video lectures in 2003. Eleven other   U.S. colleges plan to follow MIT's example, and six of those 12 colleges   have offered an online presence
  • • The Johns Hopkins   Bloomberg School of Public Health
     
    • Tufts University
     
    • University   of California, Irvine
     
    • University of Notre Dame
     
    • Utah State University
  • • Open Source   Education Foundation — Purpose is to enhance K-12 education through   the use of technologies and concepts derived from The Open Source and Free   Software movement.
     
    • School Forge   — Mission is to unify independent organizations that advocate, use, and develop   open resources for primary and secondary education.
     
    • Global   Network Academy — Purpose is the research and development of open source   tools that promote distance learning and online communities.
  • • Stanford   Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) - Stanford University's highly monitored   source that meets academic standards and that can be used for citations.
     
    • Connexions - A Rice University   initiative, Connexions is more than an encyclopedia in that approaches learning   in modules (a non-linear approach) that develop into courses. This resource   is so free with its content that it even offers to share   its technology.
  • Online Collections
  • Picture   History.
  • The   Library of Virginia).
  • Project Gutenberg:   This open access project seems to fade in comparison to the updated presence   provided by Google   Scholar Beta. However, Project Gutenberg — launched in 1971 by Michael   Hart — provides the first example of a free library project and the first   producer of free electronic books. And, despite the fact that flashier faces   have moved into this arena, Project Gutenberg still enjoys over two million   downloads per month.
  • The Internet   Archive also shores this category as an example of an open access resource.   This nonprofit online library includes texts, audio, moving images, and software   as well as archived Web pages in their collections.
  • Directory   of Open Access Journals
  • Many   librarians have embraced Ubuntu as a solution to proprietary operating costs   and licensing fees. Additionally, Ubuntu offers Edubuntu   as an open source OS targeted to schools and other educational environments.
  • You can use Netcraft   to "peek" into a Web site's platform to determine if its claim to   "open" source or access extends to its OS and to its server as well.

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