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BusinessWeek: Insecurity in Open Source
Oct 7, 2006, 04 :30 UTC (22 Talkback[s]) (9229 reads)

(Other stories by Ben Chelf)

"Debates over what methods result in the best software often pit those who favor an open-source approach against proponents of proprietary, or closed-source, development. Conventional wisdom holds that open-source software should have fewer security flaws than proprietary software. With more eyes able to look at the underlying source code, bugs should be found and squashed much faster.

"But when software security and quality really matter--like crossing the Atlantic on a jet airliner--trust me, you want to fly proprietary..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
Article long on opinion, short on fact.  ...   Synopsis   
YetAnotherBob
Oct 7, 2006, 05:37:22
 
First:  Open Source can only beat propri ...   Open source and life critical programs   
JFM
Oct 7, 2006, 08:18:17
 
Point 1,Of course there are fewer bugs i ...   utter hogwash!   
kegwasher
Oct 7, 2006, 09:23:18
 
I think that Bob, JFM and kegwasher summ ...   Everything in its place...   
Lou
Oct 7, 2006, 17:50:52
 
I find the timing of this article suspec ...   Interesting info, suspecious timing   
GreyGeek
Oct 7, 2006, 17:52:22
 
...Working with the Homeland Security De ...   He's leaving some pieces out.   
Brandioch Conner
Oct 7, 2006, 18:25:23
 
I think that this article is a victim of ...   Poor title vs. OK content   
JJS
Oct 7, 2006, 22:02:30
 
 That's some pretty impressive resul ...   Re: Interesting info, suspecious timing   
jp
Oct 8, 2006, 01:14:14
 
You can NEVER "test" quality into a prod ...   testing testing   
philc
Oct 8, 2006, 02:00:54
 
> And then to claim that "TESTING, TESTI ...   Re: Interesting info, suspecious timing   
blackhole
Oct 8, 2006, 05:34:33
 
> You can NEVER "test" quality into a pr ...   Re: testing testing   
blackhole
Oct 8, 2006, 05:41:52
 
I can't think of any open source exa ...   apples and oranges   
Ken Yap
Oct 8, 2006, 10:31:29
 
" ...That proprietary code, written for  ...   apples to oranges?   
A. Seda
Oct 8, 2006, 15:11:33
 
Key statement he makes:"trust me, you wa ...   "Trust me"--that's the crux, really   
Rufus Polson
Oct 8, 2006, 20:05:38
 
> First:  Open Source can only beat prop ...   Re: Open source and life critical programs   
Sid Boyce
Oct 9, 2006, 00:54:19
 
After reviewing my previous posts on thi ...   Misleading Title   
blackhole
Oct 9, 2006, 03:49:23
 
I did a bit of Internet research on peer ...   peer review the essential focus   
Wesley Parish
Oct 9, 2006, 09:16:45
 
http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/TAO-boe ...   mission critical avionics code -- download it her   
david a. janello
Oct 9, 2006, 16:02:16
 
> > You can NEVER "test" quality into a  ...   Re: Re: testing testing   
philc
Oct 9, 2006, 17:07:05
 
First: Open Source can only beat proprie ...   Re: Open source and life critical programs   
Thad Phetteplace
Oct 9, 2006, 17:55:26
 
A pathologist disecting a corps could NO ...   Re: He's leaving some pieces out.   
GreyGeek
Oct 9, 2006, 23:22:09
 
>> The original article claimed they tes ...   Re: Re: Open source and life critical programs   
Jose
Jan 1, 2007, 17:19:17
 
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