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Open Access: Six Myths To Put To Rest

Peter Suber | The Guardian | October 21, 2013

Open access to academic research has never been a hotter topic. But it's still held back by myths and misunderstandings repeated by people who should know better. The good news is that open access has been successful enough to attract comment from beyond its circle of pioneers and experts. The bad news is that a disappointing number of policy-makers, journalists and academics opine in public without doing their homework. Read More »

Open Source Security Myths Debunked

Nick Heath | ZD Net | April 23, 2013

Open source is no worse or better than proprietary software when it comes to security, according to Dr. Ian Levy, who busted myths about open source security — and detailed its genuine security challenges — at the Open Source, Open Standards conference in London last week. Read More »