SirsiDynix: Integrated Library System Platforms on Open Source
Background
Around 09-Sept-2009, a SirsiDynix Corp position paper, "Integrated Library System Platforms on Open Source" by Vice President of Innovation Stephen Abram, was authored and distributed 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
- Integrated Library System Platforms on Open Source
- The report as released by Stephen Abram (pdf)
- Etherpad document for collaborative annotation - limited to 16 users. to just read see SirsiDynix Etherpad
- SirsiDynix Etherpad - Dump of Etherpad (may be out of date)
Commentary
| Date | Author/Source | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-10-29 | Matienzo, Mark | SirsiDynix Report Leaked, Spreading Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt about Open Source |
| 2009-10-30 | Breeding, Marshall | Clifford Lynch clarifies views relative to open source ILS efforts |
| 2009-10-30 | Matienzo, Mark | Clifford Lynch Clarifies Position on Open Source ILSes |
| 2009-10-30 | Digg | SirsiDynix Corp shovels open source FUD onto its customers |
| 2009-10-30 | Hudson, Alex | Corporate lobbying against free software |
| 2009-10-30 | Abram, Stephen | It's About a Respectful Discussion |
| 2009-10-30 | Linux Weekly News | Hudson: Corporate lobbying against free software |
| 2009-10-30 | Hadro, Josh/Library Journal | SirsiDynix Report on Open Source: Promoting Debate or Sowing Fear? |
| 2009-10-30 | Delhaye, Marlene | Fuites |
| 2009-10-31 | GreenHill, Kathryn | FUD and a Reason to be Cheerful |
| 2009-10-31 | Colford, Scot | Informed decisions and who you get that information from |
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