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The Secret’s Out On Open Source

“What is the most important difference between open-source and
proprietary software development? That’s a secret–although not in
the way that you might think.

“As I mentioned yesterday, many proprietary software vendors
believe that secrecy is an important ally in battle to protect the
security of their products. When Coverity uses its code-analysis
tools to hunt bugs in a proprietary app, for example, the
results–and the response–are usually kept under wraps…”


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