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'''Kenneth P. Brown, Jr.''' is an [[United States|American]] author. He served as president of the [[Alexis de Tocqueville Institution]] (AdTI), a former [[think tank]] that was based in [[Arlington County, Virginia|Arlington, Virginia]]. |
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He is best known for authoring reports critical of [[Linux]] and [[open source]] software, notably writing the book ''[[Samizdat (book)|Samizdat]]''. Some allegations in Brown's articles were refuted by [[Microsoft]].<ref>[http://arstechnica.com/news/posts/1087328813.html Microsoft distances itself from Alexis de Tocqueville Institution Linux study], ''Ars Technica'', 15 June 2004.</ref> |
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==Activities== |
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As AdTI's President, Brown oversaw the Institution's policy studies and foundation relationships. He is also Vice-President of the Emerging Markets Group, an overseas market investment and advisory firm. Kenneth Brown also serves on the Board of Directors of the [[Democratic Century Fund]], and oversees an investment hedge fund. |
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Brown has a B.A. in English Literature from [[George Mason University]]. |
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==Articles== |
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*“[http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA18213?display=forum One Year Makes the Difference in Access Debate]”, Multichannel News, May 1, 2000. |
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*“[http://www.ijclp.org/6_2001/pdf/ijclp_webdoc_11_6_2001.pdf The Internet Privacy Debate]”, ''International Journal of Communications and Law Policy'', March 8, 2001. |
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*“[http://www.darwinmag.com/read/writeon/column.html?ArticleID=1072 Outsourcing and The Devaluation of Intellectual Property]”, ''Darwinmag.com'', (April 26, 2004) |
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*“[http://www.adti.net/samizdat/samizdat.updates.html Samizdat: And Other Issues Regarding the 'Source' of Open Source Code]”, May 20, 2004. |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.ijclp.net/6_2001/authors/brown.html Kenneth Brown, B.A.] (biography, International Journal of Communications Law and Policy) |
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*[[Andrew S. Tanenbaum|Andrew Tanenbaum]], "[http://linuxtoday.com/developer/2004052200426OPSWDV Ken Brown's Motivation, Release 1.2]", Linuxtoday, May 22, 2004. |
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*Andrew Tanenbaum, "[http://linuxtoday.com/developer/2004052001326OSCYDV Some Notes on the 'Who Wrote Linux' Kerfuffle, Release 1.1]", Linuxtoday, May 20, 2004. |
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*Andrew Tanenbaum, "[http://www.cs.vu.nl/~ast/brown Some Notes on the 'Who wrote Linux' Kerfuffle, Release 1.5]", Original article by Andrew Tanenbaum, May 20, 2004. |
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==Notes== |
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