Eric S. Raymond's seminal paper analysing why open source works so well; followup papers "Homesteading the Noosphere", "The Magic Cauldron" and "The Revenge of the Hackers"; and comments and criticisms from third parties.

Project to create a new configuration system for the Linux kernel build process

Frequently asked questions about fetchmail.

Page prepared in 2003 about a program that converts files from GIF to PNG. The conversion preserves all graphic information, including transparency.

Microsoft are getting very worried indeed about competition from Open Source Software such as Linux. This leaked internal memo, courtesy of Eric Raymond, reveals all -- including the extreme lengths Microsoft is willing to go to squash its competition.

Hacking jargon including information on writing style, hacker terms, and lamer-speak.

Dedicated to programs that induce sensations that hover somewhere between nostalgia and nausea. The freaks, jokes, and fossils of computing history.