[News] SirsiDynix Learns That Dissing Free Software Leads ..

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Marketing materials from ILS vendor touches off a flurry of reaction

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| Late last night, news of a document from
| SirsiDynix VP of Innovation Stephen Abram
| slamming open source library systems began
| circulating via Twitter. Within a day, it has
| drawn much commentary, both pointed and
| cautious, from those in the heated debate
| between open source and proprietary integrated
| library system (ILS) software.
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http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6704622.html

AED Unveils Groundbreaking End-to-end Open-Source Solution
For Mobile Data Collection

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| GATHERdata™ can be applied anywhere in any
| sector—it is now being deployed in pilot
| implementations aimed at improving health and
| education programs in Liberia, Mexico, Nepal,
| Sri Lanka, and Uganda.
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http://www.hostreview.com/news/press/091030-AED-Unveils-Groundbreaking...d-to-en


Recent:

SirsiDynix Corp restricted lobby paper against Open Source technologies, Sep 2009

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| This document was released only to a select
| number of existing customers of the company
| SirsiDynix, a proprietary library automation
| software vendor. It has not been released more
| broadly specifically because of the
| misinformation about open source software and
| possible libel per se against certain
| competitors contained therein.
|
| SirsiDynix is currently embroiled in a lawsuit
| with one of the largest public libraries in the
| U.S. (Queens Borough, NY) and this document
| does illustrate the less-than-ethical nature of
| this company.
| The source states that the document should be
| leaked so that everyone can see to what extent
| SirsiDynix will attempt to spread falsehoods
| and smear open source and the proponents of
| open source.
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http://wikileaks.org/wiki/SirsiDynix_Corp_restricted_lobby_paper_again...Open_So
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