Halloween Documents - List of Documents

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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