10 Free Open-Source Books

Not only software can be free. And to prove it, I bring you 10 free books about free software and the open-source movement.

1 - Linux Starter Pack

As the name suggests, a must read for everyone wanting to try out Linux.

2 - The Easiest Linux Guide You’ll Ever Read

This book guides you through a default Suse Linux installation and provides detailed walk-throughs to show you how things work - probably the easiest way to get the hang of it.

3 - Ubuntu Pocket Reference and Guide

The name says it all. Includes info right up to Ubuntu 8.10.

4 - Producing Open Source Software - How to Run a Successful Free Software Project

5 - tuXlabs Cookbook

6 - Free Culture

7 - The Blender Basics

Essential for everyone wanting to learn their way into 3D imaging and animation without spending a cent.

8 - Free and Open Source Software for Development


9 - LPI 101 and 102 study notes


10 - The Cathedral and the Bazaar


Just start downloading... and enjoy!

Open Street Map - 1 Year of Updates

Practically everyone knows about Google Maps. What you might not be aware of is that there's a similar, but open-source project that hopes to achieve the same goal: Open Street Map.

Besides data from official entities, these maps are the work of thousands of volunteers, that painstakingly trace their neighborhoods with GPS units and insert it into this gigantic project.

The following video shows just how much was accomplished in a single year of OpenStreetMap .


OSM 2008: A Year of Edits from ItoWorld on Vimeo.