Comments on: SirsiDynix Report Leaked, Spreading Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt about Open Source

By: US Defense or Sirsi-Dynix – which is more credible? | Software Cooperative News

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:26:49 +0000

[...] “possible libel per se against certain competitors”. The comments and links at thesecretmirror and code4lib wiki seem interesting [...]

By: Sirsi-Dynix nous informe sur la « réalité » du logiciel libre | Fondation pour une bibliothèque globale

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:08:05 +0000

[...] http://thesecretmirror.com/open-source/leaked-sirsidynix-report [...]

By: Informed Decisions and Who You Get That Information From - LibNiblets

Informed Decisions and Who You Get That Information From - LibNiblets — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:29:59 +0000

[...] well, as SirsiDynix products. This immediately set off a flurry of blog posts and Twitter updates slamming the paper as a Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt (FUD) strategy and taking Abram to task over the lack of accurate [...]

By: Scot Colford

Scot Colford — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:14:03 +0000

I find it a curious strategy to blast OSS initiatives for failures that SirsiDynix products are just as (if not more) prone to.

(My comments may not reflect the opinions of my employer(s).)

By: deejoe's status on Friday, 30-Oct-09 18:23:08 UTC - Identi.ca

deejoe's status on Friday, 30-Oct-09 18:23:08 UTC - Identi.ca — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:23:06 +0000

[...] prominent #librarian fingered in anti-#FOSS #FUD campaign http://thesecretmirror.com/open-source/leaked-sirsidynix-report [...]

By: Clifford Lynch Clarifies Position on Open Source ILSes — thesecretmirror.com

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:50:08 +0000

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By: Owen Leonard

Owen Leonard — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:28:17 +0000

Hardware costs were a large contributing factor in the Nelsonville Public Library's decision to move to Koha after being told by our previous vendor that we'd need to pay an exorbitant amount on new Windows servers for our upgrade.

The Clifford Lynch quote isn't the only example of assertions in this document requiring citation. I think most of the assertions need to be justified with references.

By: David Fiander

David Fiander — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:28:03 +0000

MJ, The Georgia PINES state consortium built the Evergreen open source library system from scratch for less than the cost of one year's support and licensing for their pre-existing Sirsi catalogue.

As far as hardware in concerned, Sirsi required PINES to use Sun Solaris servers, which are premium-priced devices. With Evergreen, PINES was able to replace the Sun hardware with stock Dell rack-mounted server hardware.

By: wlayton

wlayton — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:49:36 +0000

I’d also like to know why they thought that the United States Department of Defense restricts the use of open source source software. They have supported the purchase and internal development of OSS since 2003, and this year released a memo to employees making it clear that laws and policies do not discourage the consideration of OSS. They are concerned that the department isn’t making the most of OSS options when considering commercial bids and for internal development.

http://www.dwheeler.com/blog/2009/10/27/#dod-oss-2009

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Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:34:47 +0000

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