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Why engage in open source FUD?

Still from Elmer’s Candid Camera (1940, Warner Brothers) from WikipediaWhether or not Gartner Group really is engaging in FUD regarding open source, there is a good reason for it.

Open Source FUD Flies at Florida Higher Education Conference

The New York Times is running an interesting piece from IDG News on how administrators and IT chiefs for higher educational institutions are at odds over whether it makes sense to deploy open source software instead of proprietary products. The flap went on this week at the Educause conference in Florida. Within the argument that's going on, a number of surprising fallacies about open source are apparently cropping up. Here are the details.

Open-Source Advocates Spread Anti-iPhone FUD

The Free Software Foundation thinks you shouldn't buy the iPhone if you value freedom. They make some valid criticisms of the pocket-sized wonder. But they go too far in trying to make a consumer choice into a political decision. I value free software, but I like my iPhone 3G quite a bit, too, and I don't have to choose between them.

Linkbaiting is dead: Why social media needs to kill the FUD

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