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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 bhima · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Yep, he's in the same boat as SUN and SCO

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  2. Re:Understand the Source Perspective by MrEd · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Me too!

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