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MORE LINKSTim Lambert When Think Tanks AttackThink tanks vs Open Source The Alexis de Tocqueville Institute’s attack on Linux is just the latest in a series of attacks on Open Source by think tanks.
LinuxCult.com Anti-Linux Hatchet Job (by AdTI)In sum, the [Ken, of AdTI] Brown book looks like a clear hatchet job
Robin "Roblimo" Miller Anti-Open Source lobbyists need love, tooI felt bad for Ken Brown of the Alexis De Toqueville Institution last week. There he was, on a panel in a room full of Open Source advocates and people interested in learning more about Open Source. Even though Mr. Brown spoke as eloquently as a storefont gospel preacher he didn't seem to grasp that his message was missing its mark. But it took an unplanned lunch encounter to show me why Mr. Brown and his crowd have so much trouble grasping the concepts behind the GPL, and behind Open Source in general...
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RECIPIENT PROFILEAlexis de Tocqueville InstitutionArlington, VA 22209
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Think Tank Claims Torvalds Didn't Write LinuxLinux wasn't written by Linus Torvalds, according to the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution, a Washington, D.C.-based foundationInstead, Kenneth Brown, president of AdTI, claims that Linux is based on intellectual property "often taken or adapted without permission from material owned by other companies and individuals." The announcement offers no proof of its assertions but says proof will be provided in later announcements—and eventually in a self-published book—that are based on "extensive interviews with more than two dozen leading technologists including Richard Stallman, Dennis Ritchie and Andrew Tanenbaum." Microsoft in the past has supplied funding for the institution, which has published anti-open-source papers. In an eWEEK.com interview, senior fellow Gregory Fossedal refused to say who, if anyone, is sponsoring the institution's Linux project. "We don't discuss our funding," he said. ... Douglas A. Levin, president and CEO of Black Duck Software Inc., a company that makes software for source code and open-source license auditing, said, "This seems to be an effort of FUD [fear, uncertainty and doubt] attacking Linux because it is threatening the Windows franchise and other operating systems like Solaris."
Wired.com Did MS Pay for Open-Source Scare?Authors of a new report on the perils of open source software are being very closed-mouth about their funding sources. "Opening the Open Source Debate," a white paper slated to be released Friday by the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution, indicates that open-source software is inherently less secure than proprietary software. The report warns governments against relying on open-source software for national security. ...A Microsoft spokesman confirmed that Microsoft provides funding to the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution...
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OTHER LINKSAdTI at SourceWatch.org
AdTI at Wikipedia
Tim Lambert The Astroturf de Tocqueville InstituteLast year I wrote about how Tech Central Station was an astroturf operation, published by a public relations company to provide supposedly independant support for the PR companies clients. The Alexis de Tocqueville Institute is another astroturf operation.
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