On this page:

• Open Source,
• Security/ Privacy/ Encryption and
• Virus, Spyware, Firewall and Spam Resources and Information

Open Source

• Apache Software Foundation - includes the most popular web server software
• Cathedral and the Bazaar and other influential essays, Eric S. Raymond 's explanation of the reasoning behind open source
• Drupal - an open source Content Management System (CMS)
• Elx.com.au - Australian Based store
• Joomla - a fork of the Mambo CMS
• The Linux Documentation Project
• Linux Mint - Ubuntu based distribution
• Linux.org has a beginner install
• Linux System Labs - Australian Based
• Linux Today - linux news
• Linux Weekly News - linux news
• Linux World - linux news
• MySQL- database software
• Open Source Community.org - blogs and open source discussions
• Open Source Initiative - maintains the open source definition
• O'Reilly Publishers - open source and other books
• PCLinuxOS - desktop linux distribution
• PostgreSQL - database sotware
• PHP - scripting language
• Postnuke - content managment system
• Red Hat Linux
• Sourceforge - open source development website with many distributions of open source software
• Ubuntu - Ubuntu Australia -popular Linux distribution and Automatix with applications for Ubuntu
• Zope /Plone - development framework and content management system

Security/ Privacy/ Encryption 

• Anonymizer
• Electronic Privacy Information Centre - for those who want to find out about the area
• Netcraft Anti phishing toolbar from Netcraft
• Privacy net - Privacy Information
• PGP software to encrypt (make it extremely difficult for unauthorised recipients to read) email and portions of hard drives.

Virus, Spyware, Firewall and Spam Resources and Information

• Adaware removes spyware and a free version is available from Lavasoft
• AVG Free Anti-Virus from Grisoft see download.com (or similar site) for free AVG antivirus software
• Jetico includes a free personal Firewall
• Spambayes is an Australian open source project with a free anti-spam system
• Spybot
• ZoneAlarm has a free version of its firewall on download.com and other sites, ZoneAlarm is developed by Zonelabs
• uninstall the Sony BMG rootkit, if you are not sure what it is see this link from Wikipedia
• Bitdefender - anti virus company link
• BullGuard - Firewall software
• Computer Virus Myths - info on what a virus does not do.
• Eset Nod32 - anti virus company link
• F-secure - anti virus company link
• McAfee Australia - has suites
• Spyware Doctor from PC tools
• Symantec/Norton Australia - has suites
• TrendMicro - has suites
• Vet/CA - CA has suites
• Spambully - Anti spam
• Subscribe to the Virus Bulletin (fees involved)
• Webroot Spysweeper - anti spyware