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Linux and Main: The Changing AdTI Documents
Jun 13, 2002, 13 :00 UTC (27 Talkback[s]) (11646 reads)

(Other stories by Anthony Awtrey)

"The Alexis de Tocqueville Institution (AdTI) just released two versions of a white paper entitled 'Opening the Open Source Debate'. The first was retracted for a time and the second one seemed suspiciously different in my casual reading.

"To verify this, I converted each of the PDF files to text files using 'pdftotext' (a very handy GPL'd utility) and compared the differences using 'diff' (another very handy GPL'd utility). The two articles were substantially different. Here a summary of the changes I found, but I've not bothered to cover every cosmetic or insubstantial difference..."

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The author tends to come off as shrill a ...   ADTI Report Critique   
steggy
Jun 13, 2002, 14:01:02
 
Here's the pattern, an MS sponsored  ...   both sides bore me   
Senkwe Chanda
Jun 13, 2002, 14:03:33
 
it just confirms this "The Alexis de Toc ...   it just confirms   
SmokinJoe
Jun 13, 2002, 14:11:00
 
>"I converted each of the PDF files to t ...   where can i find this?   
SmokinJoe
Jun 13, 2002, 14:42:43
 
> The author tends to come off as shrill ...   Re: ADTI Report Critique   
Senkwe Chanda
Jun 13, 2002, 15:08:25
 
> >"I converted each of the PDF files to ...   Re: where can i find this?   
anon
Jun 13, 2002, 15:14:18
 
www.google.comseek and you will find  ...   Re: where can i find this?   
MikeR
Jun 13, 2002, 15:21:48
 
>I suggest the open source community jus ...   re:both sides bore me   
PCR
Jun 13, 2002, 15:27:26
 
> >"I converted each of the PDF files to ...   Re:nevermind   
SmokinJoe
Jun 13, 2002, 15:29:07
 
It appears that the author of the 'R ...   A "baazar" article   
Jerry
Jun 13, 2002, 16:10:49
 
>proprietary software. So yes, you CAN m ...   Re: Re: ADTI Report Critique   
Dean Pannell (a.k.a. dinotrac)
Jun 13, 2002, 17:40:21
 
Here is what I consider the most absurd  ...   When will this stupid argument die?   
Eric Laffoon
Jun 13, 2002, 17:41:59
 
> Also, I found the rebutal by Awtrey ve ...   Re: A   
Dean Pannell (a.k.a. dinotrac)
Jun 13, 2002, 17:42:59
 
> Both sides spread lies, only they don& ...   Re: Re: ADTI Report Critique   
MartinV
Jun 13, 2002, 18:34:27
 
My thoughts exactly!  ...   Re: Re: A   
Jerry
Jun 13, 2002, 19:22:18
 
Sure hope the author fixes glaring mista ...   Re: A   
tc
Jun 13, 2002, 19:37:56
 
> The truth is that in the software aren ...   Re: When will this stupid argument die?   
Attila Mate
Jun 13, 2002, 22:15:13
 
``not the least bit "Shrill", at ...   Re: Shrill   
anonymoose
Jun 13, 2002, 22:28:27
 
> Here's the pattern, an MS sponsore ...   Re: both sides bore me   
Zeph
Jun 14, 2002, 00:04:20
 
> >"I converted each of the PDF files to ...   Re: where can i find this?   
Matt
Jun 14, 2002, 02:26:03
 
Senkwe's credentials, for your perus ...   Re: Re: ADTI Report Critique   
Tim Wasson
Jun 14, 2002, 04:03:57
 
``not the least bit "Shrill", at ...   Re: Re: Shrill   
Wol
Jun 14, 2002, 07:44:06
 
> Senkwe's credentials, for your per ...   Re: Re: Re: ADTI Report Critique   
Senkwe Chanda
Jun 14, 2002, 08:19:22
 
> Ummm, yes, and? I don't think I ev ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: ADTI Report Critique   
Attila Mate
Jun 14, 2002, 18:24:09
 
>then you might consider that the primar ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: ADTI Report Critique   
Dean Pannell (a.k.a. dinotrac)
Jun 14, 2002, 19:41:16
 
> Lots of people are proud to call thems ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: ADTI Report Critique   
Attila Mate
Jun 14, 2002, 21:35:24
 
> I think the association "Linux is for  ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: ADTI Report Critique   
MartinV
Jun 15, 2002, 09:02:10
 
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