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DoD Wary of That "Open" Word

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the secure-the-bazaar dept.

joabj writes, "Why is the U.S. Defense Department still reluctant to use open source software, despite assurances from within the DoD itself? Blogging for Government Computer News, I found at a recent D.C. conference that to some extent the roadblock might be with that word 'open'."

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  1. I see their point by realmolo · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    When the source code is available to everyone, that also means that it's easier for the enemy to find security holes to exploit.

    "Security through obscurity" isn't a bad thing. If you can manage to keep tight control over who has access to the source code, you've eliminated one more security issue. Obviously, the quality of the code is more important. But still.

  2. The "Donald" Issue... by MosesJones · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Its probably a Rumsfeld problem, you can imagine the situation

    Today's Agenda
    1) Break Geneva convention
    2) Set up illegal prisons overseas
    3) Hide report into WMD
    4) Cover-up issues around troop deployments
    5) Should we approve Open software use?
    6) Prepare for Senate investigation commitee meeting

    I mean by the time he got to item 5 he was unlikely to go for openness.

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    An Eye for an Eye will make the whole world blind - Gandhi