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Open Source a National Security Threat

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the so-are-coke-cans-and-plastic-knives dept.

n3xup writes "Dan O'Dowd, CEO of Green Hills Software, suggests that open source software has the capability of being sabotaged by foreign developers and should not be used for U.S. military or security purposes. He likened Linux with a Trojan Horse- free, but in the end a lot of trouble. O'Dowd thinks that unfriendly countries will attempt to hide intentional bugs that the Open Source community will have no chance of finding."

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  1. Re:Understand the Source Perspective by drinkypoo · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, but that's never stopped slashdot before :)

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  2. Wrong Analogy by Tenebrious1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    He should liken any government using closed source software with the Trojans themselves, who took the *gift* without examining the contents.

    If the Trojan Horse were really Open Source, it would have had a list of building materials, instructions on building the horse yourself, the number of greek warriors inside, how the warriors were armed, along with several notes from the Phoenicians commenting on the dangers of the included Greeks...

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