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Is Open Source Fertile Ground for Foul Play?
jsrjsr writes "In an article DevX.com entitled Open Source Is Fertile Ground for Foul Play, W. Russell Jones argues that open source software is bad stuff. He argues that open source software, because of its very openness, will inevitably lead to security concerns. He says that this makes adoption of open source software by governments particularly worrisome. In his words: 'An old adage that governments would be well-served to heed is: You get what you pay for. When you rely on free or low-cost products, you often get the shaft, and that, in my opinion, is exactly what governments are on track to get.'"
It's just troll feed..
Someone has to state the obvious...
Some of these big things in the world have been based on "free" service, and don't indeed "give the shaft". Redcross, public domain art work, literature, and scientific material.
Most of the stuff in life is better when it is not paid for (e.g. love/sex, friendships, politicians, a speech/event at the local social/religious gathering, directions at the gas station in a new town, a recipe from friends, etc). A visit to the "free" national/state parks can be as refreshing as, if not more than, visiting a disney themepark.
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