Open Source Democracy: How online communication is changing offline politics includes the following chapters: Introduction, From Moses to modems:Demystifying the storytelling and taking control, Electronic community:From birth to backlash, The opportunity for renaissance, Networked democracy, Open source:Imagining network democracy and Conclusion.

Free Software, Free Society: Selected Essays of Richard M. Stallman

'Code' is the technology that makes computers run. Whether inscribed in software or burned in hardware, it is the collection of instructions, first written in words, that directs the functionality of machines. These machines -- computers -- increasingly define and control our life. They determine how phones connect, and what runs on TV. They decide whether video can be streamed across a broadband link to a computer. They control what a computer reports back to its manufacturer. These machines run us. Code runs these machines.

Open Source: The Unauthorized White Papers

This book is for general readers and computer users who wish the entire subjects of Open Source and Linux would sit still in one place long enough for them to get a look at it.

A Guide To Open Content Licences

This free pdf book covers the following topics: The Black and White (and Grey) of Copyright, Copyleft Contextualised, General Characteristics of Open Content Licenses, Mapping Out the Domain of Open Content Licenses and A Comparative Guide to Key Open Content Licenses.

Free Software for Busy People

Six characters from different backgrounds will help illustrate the uses of Free Software in different settings. It is worth reading about all their examples to get ideas for your own situation. The author of this free book does a good job of explaining why ordinary people will benefit from open source.

Texinfo: The GNU Documentation Format, for Version 4

This tutorial is the authoritative text for the official documentation formatting language used for all GNU Project manuals. It assumes no previous Texinfo knowledge and includes many examples and exercises.

SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP Security Guide

This guide is to provide you with an overview of the security aspects and recommendations when using the SAP NetWeaver Application Server (SAP NetWeaver AS) ABAP for your applications.

Word 2000 tutorial

This book contains complete information on WORD 2000 explained in very simple terms...

Veritas NetBackup

Veritas NetBackup 6.5 delivers high performance data protection that scales to protect the largest UNIX, Windows, Linux and NetWare environments. With complete protection from remote office to data center to vault, NetBackup offers a single console for all backup and recovery operations.

The Hacker Crackdown

The Hacker Crackdown is about far more than a series of police sting operations. It's a lively tour of three cyberspace subcultures--the hacker underworld, the realm of the cybercops, and the idealistic culture of the cybercivil libertarians.