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US Homeland Security to Support Open Source

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the read-the-grant-carefully dept.

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."

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  1. DHS and Open Source? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    HEAD ASPLODE

    1. Re:DHS and Open Source? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Yeah.. I must say, I had my doubts about the whole Department of Homeland Security thing at first. But now that they've embraced open source, I see that I was wrong. It's best to stop worrying, and learn to love Echelon. Well, maybe not Echelon... that's NSA.

  2. Err wait a second. by lisany · · Score: 1, Funny

    Where's the conspiracy here? Is it a good thing that DHS is supporting open source? Boy, I can't wait til the talking heads get ahold of this.

  3. This is like... by PFactor · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...Satan supporting the bible.

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    1. Re:This is like... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      C'mon, he's the best friend the church has. He's kept all the masses in fear for how many years?

  4. Wow. by Capt+James+McCarthy · · Score: 4, Funny

    You mean a whole 1.24 million dollars. Talk about pushing the budget.

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  5. Re:BIND by gormanly · · Score: 4, Funny

    And you trust the DHS to map domain names to IP addresses better than they do with city names and geography ?

  6. Wait... Symantec? by ettlz · · Score: 4, Funny

    They have coders working for them now?!

  7. Re:Precursor to AI? by Dunbal · · Score: 1, Funny

    How long before we have software writing bugfree software?

          Man we don't even have PEOPLE writing bug free software... so picture the bug in the bug free software writer that introduces bugs....

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  8. Re:Wow... but is it right? by Frank+T.+Lofaro+Jr. · · Score: 2, Funny

    Does 1.24 million support the work they intend to do? Saying they should spend more without a reason is dumb.

    You'll never make it in politics with THAT attitude. :)

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