US Homeland Security to Support Open Source

An anonymous reader writes "CNET is reporting that the US Department of Homeland Security is extending its support to open source software. The DHS will be giving Stanford University, Coverity, and Symantec a $1.24 million grant to improve the security of open source software. From the article: 'The Homeland Security Department grant will be paid over a three-year period, with $841,276 going to Stanford, $297,000 to Coverity and $100,000 to Symantec, according to San Francisco-based technology provider Coverity, which plans to announce the award publicly on Wednesday.' It's nice that our tax dollars are being used for the right stuff."

Comments

Sort of good..

[PrinceAshitaka]

At least the department of homaland security isn't wasteing all of thier money. I know, mod me down for posting flamebait.

OpenBSD

[Anonymous Coward]

The list of open-source projects that Stanford and Coverity plan to check for security bugs includes Apache, BIND, Ethereal, KDE, Linux, Firefox, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, OpenSSL and MySQL, Coverity said.

Most of them need a lot of work. However why do I get the feeling that when they get to OpenBSD, they will realise that:

1. The version of Apache OpenBSD are maitaining will be the best to focus on, instead of Apache proper.
2. BIND really needs a good going over.
3. Ethereal ditto.
4. KDE ditto.
5. Linux should not be used, as it is beyond economical repair.
6. Firefox needs a good going over.
7. FreeBSD has awesome performance but is very worthy of a good security audit.
8. MySQL was a mistake and PostgreSQL should have been chosen.
9. and OpenBSD should get the wide scale recognition it deserves and take the position which Linux has been fraudulently occupying for far too long.

"Am I missing something?"

[flyinwhitey]

You asked

"Am I missing something?"

The answer is yes, most of the population of readers here don't give a shit about submitters, and generally hate whiny fucks who make a point of crybabying about this issue.

Do you understand that? WE DO NOT CARE, STOP SPAMMING THE BOARD WITH THIS IDIOTIC TRIPE.

That "ton" of replies you mentioned was mostly the same two dozen or so bitches complaining. Calling the whiniest 3% a "ton" is stretching it. More like "a few isolated pricks".

Did you miss THAT?

I am so tired of people like you and this fucking stupid argument.