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Open Code Has Fewer Bugs

Posted by michael on from the dawning-revelation dept.

ganns.com writes "Reasoning, which sells automated software inspection services, scrutinized part of the code of Linux and five other operating systems, comparing the number and rate of programming defects. Specifically, Reasoning examined the TCP/IP stack and found fewer errors in Linux. 'The open-source implementation of TCP/IP in the Linux kernel clearly exhibits a higher code quality than commercial implementations in general-purpose operating systems,' the company said in a report released last week. Reasoning also compared the code with that used in two special-purpose networking products and found it superior to one of them."

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  1. in other news.... by mrpuffypants · · Score: 0, Funny

    in other news....duh

    1. Re:in other news.... by rusty+spoon · · Score: 2, Funny

      There is a reason for this, which has nothing to do with PHB's attitude, but more wth the Grad's attitude that he thinks he knows it all.

      As they say; Hire a student while they still know everything!

  2. Ooh baby by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    But bugs are cool..does that make me a geek for using Redhat?

  3. Hmmm... by Craig+Maloney · · Score: 3, Funny

    I guess it stands to Reasoning that more developers hammering on code leads to fewer bugs. :)

    1. Re:Hmmm... by Tony-A · · Score: 3, Funny

      No, too many cooks fork the broth.
      This begets competition, back-porting, and maybe even eventual convergence.

  4. Maybe, maybe not by Raul654 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Companies such as Oracle and Microsoft typically sell binaries incomprehensible to humans rather than the comparatively understandable source code.

    After seeing this, I think that statement is being a bit generous

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    To make laws that man cannot, and will not obey, serves to bring all law into contempt.
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    1. Re:Maybe, maybe not by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      .. Also opening those binaries in Notepad resulted in a message, file too large, please use wordpad, which resulted in a message, file too large, please use Office XP which resulted in a message, file unreadable please open in .NET.

      On other hand opening a open source file resulted in a quick readable file, which was in simple comprehensible english. the first word was some bin or bash , a proper dictionary word.

      AK

  5. In other news by asmithmd1 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Pope is catholic
    Bears are found to sh*t in woods

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    Free cell phone tracking
  6. I get it by undertoad · · Score: 3, Funny

    Open source has fewer bugs.
    Bill Gates: bugs are cool.
    Ergo, open source is not cool!

  7. "The Linux" by sczimme · · Score: 4, Funny


    Reasoning, which sells automated software inspection services, scrutinized part of the code of the Linux and five operating systems,

    Including the Solaris, the Windows, the AIX, and the HP/UX.

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    I want to drag this out as long as possible. Bring me my protractor.
    1. Re:"The Linux" by Spunk · · Score: 3, Funny

      Reading that article gave me "the AIX"

  8. But Bugs are Cool! by tbmaddux · · Score: 2, Funny
    Right?

    Were they testing code from 7 years ago?

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    Can't you see that everyone is buying station wagons?
  9. Which is the cause and which is the effect? by Skapare · · Score: 5, Funny

    What I am wondering is which is the cause and which is the effect:

    Microsoft source code is defective because it is closed.

    Microsoft source code is closed because it is defective.

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    now we need to go OSS in diesel cars
    1. Re:Which is the cause and which is the effect? by jo42 · · Score: 2, Funny

      All of the above.

  10. I'm sure Bill will be pleased to hear by kfg · · Score: 2, Funny

    that MS code is just as good as code written by an ignorant or uneducated dork in his basement.

    He'll probably have his mom sticth it into a sampler he can hang on his office wall.

    (Of course, personally, I don't think it's true. Bill has the resources to throw at code to make it much worse than any single dork can, but that's just my opinion)

    KFG

  11. Re:Big surprise, really. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    By the same token, the more managers you haven the better is your work ?