Wikipedia…just an encyclopedia? No, it’s much more than that. It’s changed the internet and information distribution. But, for a free software enthusiast such as myself, I care more about the freeware. And, though you might not think so, it provides many great resources to get free software.
Since Wikipedia is open source itself, then you might imagine that they’d be pro-open source stuff. And they are! There’s a great list of it right here. Hide the “contents” box and slowly scroll down the page. Most pieces of software even have their own pages and descriptions. Pretty awesome, huh? Other lists include list of formerly proprietary software, and a list of freeware project directories, and a list of free software hosting places on the internet.
There’s also tons of game-specific freeware lists! How about a list of freeware games, an alphabetical list of freeware games, a list of commercial games released as freeware, an alphabetical list of open source games, a list of open source games by genre, and for you who love lots and lots of free gun violence, a list of free first-person shooters. It seems as if there are way too many lists, but I can’t complain much about freeware games.
Another sweet Wikipedia resource is the free software portal. It has different featured articles, free software categories, free software terminology, and topics related to free software. This page changes from time-to-time as Wikipedians update it and add content, so it’s one to keep checking.
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