Wired: Did MS Pay for Open-Source Scare? Jun 5, 2002, 14 :30 UTC (40 Talkback[s]) (14824 reads) (Other stories by Michelle Delio)
"'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.
"Open-source advocates wondered if the white paper is actually a veiled Microsoft response to recent reports of rising government and military interest in open-source systems.
"A Microsoft spokesman confirmed that Microsoft provides funding to the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution.
