Open Source AdvocatesReject SirsiDynix Warning

摘要

In the ongoing discussion about open source inte-grated library systems, one wouldnt expect a big ILS vendor selling closed, proprietary products to have anything nice to say. Nonetheless, when Syr-siDynix Vice President of Innovation Stephen Abramweighed in on the issue, his harsh criticism createdquite a dust-up on Twitter and theblogosphere. ButAbrams white paper, originally believed to be a leakand published to Wikileaks October 29, may havedone more to legitimize the role of open source soft-ware (OSS) in libraries than challenge it; if nothingelse, Abrams marketing piece revealed that opensource ILSs are a threat to the vendor-based market.