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Open-Source Resources

Open-Source Resources

Some useful links and information related to open source:

  • What is an Open Source? A primer on open source by Red Hat.

  • What is…: More articles from Red Hat on various open source resources and major projects, such as Linux and Python.

  • Choose an open source license: A great resource for helping you to select a license for your open-source project.

  • Cornell Data Storage Finder: Nice utility for finding data-storage resources. Some of the resources listed there are Cornell-specific, but many others are widely available.

  • Open Source in Academia Map: An index of academic OSPOs and their missions. Maintained by SustainOSS (see below).

  • Syracuse University on GitHub: Enterprise GitHub account for Syracuse University.

Organizations

  • Open Source Initiative: Body that defines what “open source” legally means, sets policy and standards, and advocates for open source.

  • CURIOSS: A collaboration of academic OSPOs (Syracuse is one!)

  • SustainOSS: Organization devoted to open-source sustainability.

 

We will continue to add more resources to this page. Feel free to contact us if you have a suggestion to add!