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| − | * [http://thesecretmirror.com/open-source/clifford-lynch-response-to-leaked-sirsidynix-report Clifford Lynch Clarifies Position on Open Source ILSes] | + | * [http://www.librarytechnology.org/blog.pl?ThreadID=134&BlogID=1 Clifford Lynch clarifies views relative to open source ILS efforts] (see also [http://thesecretmirror.com/open-source/clifford-lynch-response-to-leaked-sirsidynix-report Clifford Lynch Clarifies Position on Open Source ILSes]) |
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* http://digg.com/software/SirsiDynix_Corp_shovels_open_source_FUD_onto_its_customers | * http://digg.com/software/SirsiDynix_Corp_shovels_open_source_FUD_onto_its_customers | ||
Revision as of 16:34, 30 October 2009
Background
In September, 2009, a SirsiDynix Corp report, "Integrated Library System Platforms on Open Source", was released to a group of SirsiDynix customers.
On 29-Oct-2009, the report was posted on Wikileaks, which "spreads a fantastic amount of fear, uncertainty and doubt about both open source software in general and, more specifically, the suitability of open source integrated library systems" [1].
[1] http://thesecretmirror.com/open-source/leaked-sirsidynix-report
The Report
Commentary
- Clifford Lynch clarifies views relative to open source ILS efforts (see also Clifford Lynch Clarifies Position on Open Source ILSes)
- http://digg.com/software/SirsiDynix_Corp_shovels_open_source_FUD_onto_its_customers
Relevant articles
"Some of the most security-conscious entities, like the United States Department of Defense, restrict the use of open source software for fear that it could pose a terrorist opportunity."
- BRL-CAD
- DOD Says Yes To More Open Source, 28-Oct-2009
