List of Documents
The documents are from a variety of sources. Only some are leaked internal memos (documents I, II, VII, VIII, and X.) One is a public statement (document III.) The others are responses by Eric Raymond to various columns, news articles, and other works.
| Name | Author | Date | Brief Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Open Source Software: A (New?) Development Methodology | Vinod Valloppillil | August 1998 | A leaked internal report |
| II | Linux OS Competitive Analysis: The Next Java VM? | Vinod Valloppillil | August 1998 | A leaked internal report |
| III | Untitled statement | Aurelia van den Berg | November 1998 | Press statement from Microsoft Netherlands |
| IV | When Software Things Were Rotten | Eric S. Raymond | December 1998 | A satire piece based on Microsoft's Ed Muth comparing open source developers to Robin Hood. |
| V | The FUD Begins | Eric S. Raymond | March 1999 | A response by Raymond to Ed Muth's allegations that Linux has a "weak value proposition". |
| VI | The Fatal Anniversary | Eric S. Raymond | October 1999 | A response by Raymond to studies authored by the Gartner group for Microsoft. |
| VII | Research E-Bulletin: Attitudes Towards Shared Source and Open Source Research Study | September 2002 | A summary of the results of a Microsoft survey describing reactions to Microsoft's shared source program. | |
| VIII | OSS and Government | Orlando Ayala | November 2002 | Describes Microsoft's procedures for responding to notable conversions away from Microsoft software |
| IX | It Ain't Necessarily SCO | Rob Landley and Eric S. Raymond | August 2003 | A response to the allegations made by the SCO Group in its initial filings in SCO v. IBM. |
| X | Follow The Money | Mike Anderer | March 2004 | An e-mail from consultant Mike Anderer to SCO's Chris Sontag revealing Microsoft's channeling of US$ 86 million to SCO. |
| XI | Get The FUD | Eric S. Raymond | June 2004 | A response to Microsoft's Get the Facts campaign |
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