Proprietary code powers the world banks, networks, voting machines and other critical applications that we regularly interact with. But the real question is where mission critical applications like this can be done with open source code, as many open source advocates would like to see happen. There are concerns regarding the security of allowing open source applications into the mission critical fields, such as voting and banking, while others believe that with certain implementations, it could be done securely.
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bearlake
17 years 7 weeks 4 days 1 hour ago
no jimbob please don't interpret
no jimbob please don't interpret my comment as an attack on you, purely against the author i completely agree with your reasoning that its important to stay abreast of mainstream zeitgeist in relation to OSS (an ignorant one at that)
lol sorry for the misunderstanding
bearlake
17 years 7 weeks 4 days 10 hours ago
wat a twit the author beleives
wat a twit the author beleives that propietary applications in banks are safer than open source alternatives. What a stupid inane author is all i can say , was he bribed or coerced. How can one actually argue that propietary systems are safer than oss alternatives, linux and openbsd etc have proved this wrong
Jimbob
17 years 7 weeks 4 days 8 hours ago
I agree. That's why I posted it...to
I agree. That's why I posted it...to draw attention to it. I meant to comment about that when I posted the story but then forgot. So thanks for pointing it out.
The site is also plastered with MS Office ads. As are a few other supposedly pro-foss sites (like madpenguin) at the moment, which I find very disappointing.
aboutblank
17 years 7 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago
Hey, I have this software. I can't
Hey, I have this software. I can't tell you how it works but it works great. You're not allowed to find out how it works; if you do, you lose your right to use it. Oh, and I will only support you as long as I am willing to support you (for as long as I haven't released a new version of the software)
mattflaschen
17 years 7 weeks 3 days 11 hours ago
The article is factually wrong
The article is factually wrong in saying that proprietary software powers all mission-critical applications (like networks). FOSS software is vital to infrastructure. Think of software like BIND, Apache, Sendmail, BSD, GNU/Linux, all of which run on key network servers, and inside banks.