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Who Is Behind "Shared Source" Misinformation Campaign?
Nov 2, 2007, 21 :45 UTC (9 Talkback[s]) (7415 reads)

(Other stories by Michael Tiemann)

[ Thanks to Michael Tiemann for this link. ]

"Last night I received a google alert about a new blog posting with a most misleading title. The title read 'OSI Approves Microsoft's 'Shared Software' Licenses.' This half-truth was paired with another half-truth: that I was President of the Portland-based Open Source Initiative. (The OSI is incorporated in California.)

"This morning, I received another google alert from another blog posting with exactly the same article, but from an entirely different blog..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
Zealots generally aren't interested  ...   Not exactly surprising   
Cabal
Nov 2, 2007, 21:56:56
 
...What the OSI did was to approve speci ...   The short answer? You are.   
Brandioch Conner
Nov 3, 2007, 01:49:09
 
@cabal:1. the artifices and intrigues of ...   Cabal?   
n0neXn0ne
Nov 3, 2007, 11:35:26
 
I'm afraid Michael has failed to lea ...   Learning From History   
Tony OBryan
Nov 3, 2007, 17:21:49
 
I couldn't agree more with Brandioch ...   Re: The short answer? You are.   
skeptic
Nov 3, 2007, 17:34:14
 
 Zealots generally aren't interested ...   Re: Not exactly surprising   
GreyGeek
Nov 3, 2007, 22:39:05
 
Come on guys, give him a break.OSI has a ...   Let's Not be Hypocrites   
YetAnotherBob
Nov 4, 2007, 05:51:23
 
Even the most ardent animal lover would  ...   Re: Let's Not be Hypocrites   
Rick
Nov 5, 2007, 08:10:29
 
> Even the most ardent animal lover woul ...   Re: Re: Let's Not be Hypocrites   
Rainer Weikusat
Nov 5, 2007, 15:52:49
 
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