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, 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], was posted on Wikileaks.

[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• SirsiDynix Etherpad - Dump of Etherpad (may be out of date)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	West, Jessamyn	SirsiDynix Corp lobby paper against Open Source technologies
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
2009-10-30	Iris/Pegasus Librarian	Report from SirsiDynix on Open Source ILS Platforms Leaked… Oops
2009-10-30	Hammond, Jason	SirsiDynix Position Paper on Open Source and Stephen Abram's Response
2009-10-30	Iselid, Lars	Anti open source document from SirsiDynix leaked
2009-10-30	Lisnews	SirsiDynix Corp [Not Very restricted lobby paper against Open Source technologies, Sep 2009]
2009-10-31	Free Software Daily	Corporate Lobbying against free software
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
2009-11-01	Corrado, Ed	The SirsiDynix and Open Source Kerfuffle
2009-11-02	Layton, Warren	Patrons as Developers
2009-11-03	Varghese, Sam/ITWire	Open source FUD is alive and kicking

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