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Open Road For Open Source (TechWeb)

TechWeb takes a look at the growth of open source software. "It also has Microsoft worried. The company is trying to convince the Pentagon that open source is dangerous, suggesting that its use could jeopardize critical defense systems. (Interesting argument, coming from a vendor that has had more than its share of security problems.)"
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Open Road For Open Source (TechWeb)

Posted Jun 5, 2002 13:22 UTC (Wed) by DeletedUser870 ((unknown), #870) [Link]

I would think that the Government would want to go Open Source. Whats to stop SUN or Microsoft from putting back doors in the code?

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