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Tory open-source claims 'misguided'
Feb 9, 2009, 13 :34 UTC (10 Talkback[s]) (4915 reads)

[ Thanks to WobbleFall for this link. ]

"According to Richard Kirk, vice president and European general manager at Fortify Software, there are several security problems inherent with using open source. "'The Conservatives have accused the government of failing to capitalise on open-source software, despite reports from government agencies that have recommended its usage,' he said."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
Okay, so here we have the president of a ...   Open Source JAVA programs!?   
Mark S
Feb 9, 2009, 14:23:43
 
Following the link to the press release  ...   Base for this claim.   
Rainer Weikusat
Feb 9, 2009, 14:24:17
 
The BCS article would imply that Richard ...   BCS article misuses point of Fortify's study c   
Curtis Veit
Feb 9, 2009, 16:00:47
 
You lie, that's how. http://www.fsda ...   How do you beat better security?   
Jose_X
Feb 9, 2009, 17:13:23
 
> The BCS article would imply that Richa ...   Re: BCS article misuses point of Fortify's stu   
Rainer Weikusat
Feb 9, 2009, 17:18:19
 
Fortify think so badly of Open Source th ...   Fortify Think So Badly Of Open Source..   
FrankH
Feb 9, 2009, 18:28:33
 
I would like to see them back this up wi ...   Voodoo economics, now voodoo research   
Sid Boyce
Feb 9, 2009, 23:04:16
 
Jose_X,I have a humble request of you.   ...   Re: How do you beat better security?   
blackhole
Feb 10, 2009, 09:42:11
 
Like many computer societies around the  ...   BCS represents the status quo   
Stomfi
Feb 10, 2009, 13:29:26
 
> Like many computer societies around th ...   Re: BCS represents the status quo   
blackhole
Feb 11, 2009, 11:29:40
 
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