Links and Resources

Mailing Lists, Websites and IRC channels available for support of FOSS

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FLOSSManuals
The Linux Documentation Project
Linuxchix – multiple FOSS and linux oriented mailing lists
irc.us.freenode.net - many distribution specific channels, like #debian, #ubuntu, #OpenOffice.org
Support for using mozilla
nosi-discussion@nosi.net - discussion of open source software

Organizations and websites that provide resources for FOSS

CTCNET – A network of community technology centers serving urban and low-income areas
TechSoup (http://www.techsoup.org)
Free Geek CTC - developing a tech assistance project using FOSS
Free SW Foundation - advocates for free software, enforces GPL license
Aspiration – organization focused on NGO software capacity
Idealist.org - online directory of nonprofit consultants
Penguin Day – events for nonprofits to learn about FOSS
Social Source Commons – online compendium of software tool information for the nonprofit sector.
Tactical Technology Collective - an international organization working to bring technology (including OSS) to NGO sectors in developing countries
Aa href="http://www.nten.org">NTEN - resources for nonprofit IT staff and consultants
Organizers Collaborative -- promotes, creates open source tools for organizers
Open Source Application Foundation -- nonprofit established to write open source software