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What's So Precious About Bad Software?

Posted by kdawson on from the ugly-to-boot dept.

David Gerard invites to read Carla Schroeder from Enterprise Networking Planet, who gets down to the real reason why companies want to keep their code proprietary, with examples. Quoting: "We are drowned in tides of twaddle about precious IP, Trade Sekkrits, Sooper Original Algorithms that must not be exposed to eyes of mere mortals, and all manner of silly excuses. But what's the real reason for closed, proprietary code? Embarrassment."

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  1. Duh by styryx · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's obvious why code is closed source; it's a security matter. You seem to be forgetting ignorance is strength.

    (No, really, it was all sarcasm.)

  2. Re:Can't help but agree by Dachannien · · Score: 3, Funny

    There used to be an Obfuscated Perl Contest (in the spirit of the International Obfuscated C Code Contest). I suspect that the reason they stopped holding the contest is because of the risk of someone inadvertently causing a universe-collapsing paradox with their contest entry.

  3. Re:Can't help but agree by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    > There used to be an Obfuscated Perl Contest

    I've always wondered how they get the acronym "CPAN" from that. :-)

  4. Nah by markov_chain · · Score: 3, Funny

    it's still there, they just renamed it "Perl Contest" ;)

    --
    Tsunami -- You can't bring a good wave down!
  5. Re:kinda true by laejoh · · Score: 1, Funny

    Wow, divine revelation, that's deep! Now I understand spaghetti code,

    Ramen!