OpenNet is a Russian news site about
free and open source software
Free and open-source software (FOSS) is a term used to refer to groups of software consisting of both free software and open-source software where anyone is freely licensed to use, copy, study, and change the software in any way, and the source ...
. It was created in 1996 by Maxim Chirkov. The site also hosts translated
man-page
A man page (short for manual page) is a form of software documentation usually found on a Unix or Unix-like operating system. Topics covered include computer programs (including library and system calls), formal standards and conventions, and ...
s, a forum, a wiki and several FOSS projects that are considered 'interesting'. The site's traffic is estimated at 500,000 visitors per month making it the second most popular Russian site about FOSS after linux.org.ru.
In 2001, the site has been the winner of a Golden Site award.
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The light edition of OpenNet.ru
Linux websites
Internet forums
Internet properties established in 1996
Russian news websites
Free software websites
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