TL;DR
This paper critically reviews a biased report funded by Microsoft, highlighting false hypotheses and evidence used to oppose government promotion of open-source software.
Contribution
It exposes the biases and inaccuracies in a Microsoft-funded report criticizing government support for open-source software.
Findings
The report is biased and funded by Microsoft.
Most conclusions are based on false hypotheses.
The report is used in lobbying against open-source promotion.
Abstract
This is a review of the article "Government Preferences for Promoting Open-Source Software: A Solution in Search of A Problem" by David Evans and Bernard J. Reddy. This report was paid for by Microsoft and put together at its request. Now Microsoft is using it as part of their lobbying campaign in Europe against governments' promotion of Open Source Software. As expected, this article is strongly biased and most of the conclusions are based upon false hypotheses and evidence.
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Taxonomy
TopicsOpen Source Software Innovations · Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development · Science, Technology, and Education in Latin America