How do open source enterprises handle security?

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But if we?re depending on IBM for enterprise level capabilities, have we really gained that much in moving from Windows?

IBM is also a company that is oriented around satisfying specific customers, namely the enterprises that buy IBM products. That speaks to the notion that proprietary companies have an advantage over the "scratching and itch" model that motivates most open source. In one model, the goal is to satisfy other people, in the other model, it is to satisfy the people who are donating code.

Which is more likely to satisfy real world customers? I think companies, and that means companies are critical to the success of open source, however much it's proponents would like to believe otherwise.

Posted by: John Carroll   Posted on: 05/12/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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