General Open Source
Open Options
http://www.netc.org/openoptions/index.html
This website from the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory provides a useful open technology orientation and decision making guide.
Government Open Code Collaborative
http://www.gocc.gov
The Government Open Code Collaborative is a voluntary collaboration between public entities and non-profit academic institutions created for the purpose of encouraging the sharing, at no cost, of computer code developed for and by the government.
Free Software Foundation(FSF)
http://www.fsf.org
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is dedicated to promoting computer users' rights to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and use of free software, particularly the GNU operating system.
Center for Open and Sustainable Learning
http://cosl.usu.edu
The Center conducts a of mix research, development, and teaching. COSL is part of the Department of Instructional Technology at Utah State University in Logan, UT.
Blackboard Patent Pledge
http://www.blackboard.com/patent
Blackboard publications related to its commitment not to assert some of its patents against the development, use or distribution of Open Source Software or Home-Grown Systems to the extent that such Open Source Software and Home-Grown Systems are not