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'''Kenneth P. Brown, Jr.''' is an [[United States|American]] author. He is |
'''Kenneth P. Brown, Jr.''' is an [[United States|American]] author. He is infamous for authoring reports critical of [[Linux]] and [[open source]] software, notably the book ''[[Samizdat (book)|Samizdat]]'', which has been thoroughly debunked by most of the people he attempted to cite. |
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Revision as of 21:40, 1 July 2008
Kenneth P. Brown, Jr. is an American author. He is infamous for authoring reports critical of Linux and open source software, notably the book Samizdat, which has been thoroughly debunked by most of the people he attempted to cite.
Activities
Brown is the former president of the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution (AdTI), a think tank based in Arlington, Virginia. He oversees 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 investment hedge fund.
Brown has a B.A. in English Literature from George Mason University.
Articles
- “One Year Makes the Difference in Access Debate”, Multichannel News, May 1, 2000.
- “The Internet Privacy Debate”, International Journal of Communications and Law Policy, March 8, 2001.
- “Outsourcing and The Devaluation of Intellectual Property”, Darwinmag.com, (April 26, 2004)
- “Samizdat: And Other Issues Regarding the 'Source' of Open Source Code”, May 20, 2004.
External links
- Kenneth Brown, B.A. (biography, International Journal of Communications Law and Policy)
- Andrew Tanenbaum, "Ken Brown's Motivation, Release 1.2", Linuxtoday, May 22, 2004.
- Andrew Tanenbaum, "Some Notes on the 'Who Wrote Linux' Kerfuffle, Release 1.1", Linuxtoday, May 20, 2004.
- Andrew Tanenbaum, "Some Notes on the 'Who wrote Linux' Kerfuffle, Release 1.5", Original article by Andrew Tanenbaum, May 20, 2004.}}