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Revision as of 20:34, 30 October 2009

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

Commentary

Date Author 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 Digg http://digg.com/software/SirsiDynix_Corp_shovels_open_source_FUD_onto_its_customers
2009-10-30 Hudson, Alex Corporate lobbying against free software
2009-10-30 Abram, Stephen http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2009/10/its_about_a_res.html

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."