====== A list of major relevant issues & articles ======

====== Open Source vs Proprietary ======

**Open Source vs Proprietary Software**
http://www.bloomtools.com/articles/open-source-vs-proprietary-software.html

**Open Source vs Proprietary Software – The never ending Battle**
http://brajeshwar.com/2010/open-source-vs-proprietary-software-%E2%80%93-the-never-ending-battle/

**Open Source vs. proprietary software**
http://www.idea.org/blog/2011/07/22/open-source-vs-proprietary-software/

**Open Source vs. Proprietary Software Platforms: the Market’s Perspective**
http://ebarroca.com/2009/09/open-source-vs-proprietary-software-platforms-the-markets-perspective/

====== IT organizations adopt Open source software ======


 
**Microsoft forms subsidiary to engage with open source communities**
http://www.infoworld.com/d/open-source-software/microsoft-forms-subsidiary-engage-open-source-communities-190790?source=footer

**Who uses Linux and Open Source in Business?**
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/who-uses-linux-and-open-source-in-business/7951?tag=search-results-rivers;item12

**Enterprises: Embrace open source development or go extinct**
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/enterprises-embrace-open-source-development-or-go-extinct/10787?tag=search-results-rivers;item3

**NVIDIA joins the Linux Foundation**
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/nvidia-joins-the-linux-foundation/10530?tag=search-results-rivers;item18

**Leading Technology Companies Support Formation of OpenStack Foundation**
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/leading-technology-companies-support-formation-of-openstack-foundation-2012-04-12

====== Problems with integrating open source software with proprietary software ======

**Preventing open source software contamination**
http://www.zdnet.com/news/preventing-open-source-software-contamination/6356928

**The benefits and risks of open source licensing**
http://www.zdnet.com/news/the-benefits-and-risks-of-open-source-licensing/6354375?tag=search-results-rivers;item14

====== The success of open source in recent years ======

**Is open source a train anyone can stop?**
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/is-open-source-a-train-anyone-can-stop/6486?tag=search-results-rivers;item17

**Survey says: Open-source software making broad strides across the IT landscape**
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/gardner/survey-says-open-source-software-making-broad-strides-across-the-it-landscape/4167?tag=search-results-rivers;item8

**Open source: Driving change in the software industry**
http://www.zdnet.com/news/open-source-driving-change-in-the-software-industry/6288318

====== Open source in Education ======

**Open source - opens Learning**
http://www.opensourcesummit.org/open-source-200408.pdf

**Open Source Software in Education**
http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/OpenSourceSoftwareinEducation/162873

**The Impact of Open Source on Computing Education**
http://cacm.acm.org/blogs/blog-cacm/72144-the-impact-of-open-source-on-computing-education/fulltext

====== Open source Hardware ======

**Open Source Software Fuels Innovation in Hardware Product Design**
http://www.forbes.com/sites/tjmccue/2012/04/12/open-source-software-fuels-innovation-in-hardware-product-design/

**Open source Hardware movement** 
http://www.pcworld.com/article/253969/opensource_hardware_movement_seeks_legitimacy.html

**13 Open Source Hardware Companies Making $1 Million or More (video)**
http://singularityhub.com/2010/05/10/13-open-source-hardware-companies-making-1-million-or-more-video/

**Build It. Share It. Profit. Can Open Source Hardware Work?**
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/startups/magazine/16-11/ff_openmanufacturing?currentPage=all