Open Source Software Debate

Opening the Open Source Debate
An AdTI White Paper
Developing software inherently creates two versions – one that is sealed or executable and one that is open source, disclosing the underlying code. The decision to keep code secret is the prerogative of the programmer. And it is this prerogative that propels us into the open source debate.
June 2002

Press Release
Open Source Software May Offer Target for Terrorists
AdTI Committee for the Common Defense
Thursday May 30, 2002

Cyberspace Policy Institute Offer to Debate Open Source with AdTI
June 17, 2002

Press

CPI: Cyberspace Policy Institute Accepts Debate with AdTI
Tony Stanco
Linux Today/Internet.com
Jun 17, 2002

Cyber Security: Think Tank Blasts Security Of Open-Source Software
The focus of the ADTI report suggests that Linux's open-source nature -- or the ability for anyone to inspect the details of its software code -- raises security concerns.
Drew Clark
Tech Daily
June 13, 2002

U.S. Gov't Still Penguin Shy
Declan McCullagh and Robert Zarate
Wired News
Jun. 12, 2002

'Libertarian' group attacks open source
James Middleton
vnunet.com
June 12, 2002

Study: Open Source Poses Security Risks
A think tank suggests in an upcoming report that open-source software is inherently less secure than proprietary software, and warns governments against relying on it for national security.
Matthew Broersma
ZDNet (UK)
May 31, 2002