Security Fueling Open-Source Adoption (eWeek) [LWN.net]

eWeek reports from Red Hat Inc.'s Open Source Security Summit. "Much of the early enthusiasm for Linux and other open-source operating systems was sparked by the software's low cost and adaptability. But, with a growing emphasis on security in the overall IT marketplace, many customers are looking at open source as a more secure alternative to proprietary software."

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Security Fueling Open-Source Adoption (eWeek)

Posted Nov 1, 2002 13:39 UTC (Fri) by gerardm (guest, #7388) [Link]

Throwing all open source software on one heap is and then comparing it to the relative merits of proprietary software is silly.

Each open source project can be compared to a provider of proprietary software. In the case of a Microsoft even that is too simple. A project like MS/Office for Macintosh is a project in its own right. And its quality is different from the IIE or Internet Explorer projects ( no judgment implied ).

When a professor says that the quality of the programmer determines the quality of the software, he is right. However the quality of the key figures in the big projects is such that a "minnow" will be eaten alive OR do things that they are good at, things that others do not touch.

When you question the quality of the open source programmers, ask yourself WHY is it that companies like IBM, HP name them are keen to hire them ?