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RE: Open source and the 'fear factor' mentality
Myth 2 - Open source is unregulated so anyone can compromise the code

Some opponents of open source propagate the myth that anyone can access and change open source code, which makes it unsecured and unreliable. Yet, the truth is that access to open source code repositories is strictly controlled. Source code changes go through rigorous peer review, as well as acceptance and regression testing before they may be committed to the project. In the open source meritocracy a developer must earn the right to submit code to a project directly, and even then no code is accepted without peer review and approval.

This is not a myth, this one was proven to be true. Remember the Gnome servers getting 0wned? Then someone uploaded some code to one of the 'oh so secure' linux distro repositories.
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Proving linux businesses need more employees. wink  xuniL_z | 08/20/08
Get off your tread mill, you look tired.  kozmcrae | 08/20/08
RE: Proving linux businesses need more employees.  rikasa | 08/21/08
RE: Open source and the 'fear factor' mentality  Loverock Davidson | 08/20/08
....  Linux User 147560 | 08/20/08
OK everybody!  kozmcrae | 08/20/08
don't you mean.. deperate?  isulzer | 08/21/08
He also "forgets"  zkiwi | 08/21/08
u got it boy ! who's desperate here..!!  carumartins@... | 08/27/08
Truth number 1  Pliny the Elder | 08/20/08
How can you say that?  kozmcrae | 08/20/08
Except...  storm14k | 08/21/08
Because..  AzuMao | 09/17/08
And with the blog we got the "up front cost" myth.  xuniL_z | 08/20/08
Honest questions  AndyCee | 08/20/08
I think  roaming | 08/27/08
Many those jumping on OSS ...  LBiege | 08/20/08
Researchers say...  kozmcrae | 08/20/08
so ...  LBiege | 08/20/08
Where do you pull this from?  AndyCee | 08/20/08
Who buys?  LBiege | 08/20/08
You're going to have to show me...  AndyCee | 08/20/08
You want it, you get it  LBiege | 08/20/08
Like shooting fish in a barrel.  kozmcrae | 08/21/08
...backwards...  storm14k | 08/21/08
funny thing.  xuniL_z | 08/21/08
Now, be humble....  xuniL_z | 08/21/08
And the moment that happens...  Marty R. Milette | 08/22/08
You're sweating  kozmcrae | 08/20/08
service lost to shutdowns?  xuniL_z | 08/21/08
Whoa. 1998 called, they want Win 95 back  Chad_z | 08/21/08
dinosaur? hmmmm.....linux is modeled after Unix...let's see here...  xuniL_z | 08/21/08
They're not the Boy Scouts of America you know.  kozmcrae | 08/21/08
Not the AVG licenses.  spookyone1 | 08/28/08
You missed an important point  bcarpent1228@... | 08/20/08
Clearly  LBiege | 08/20/08
Since when has it been a myth  AndyCee | 08/20/08
To some degree true  TtfnJohn | 08/21/08
Somebody tell these companies they are victims of FUD!  whisperycat | 08/21/08
Link to the source for the above info  whisperycat | 08/21/08
Thank you  T1Oracle | 08/21/08
Myth 2  Oorang | 08/21/08
RE: Fedora Breech  rikasa | 08/21/08
Security isn't the issue  LiquidLearner | 08/21/08
When will the FUD stop?  T1Oracle | 08/21/08
On cost cutting...  SpikeyMike | 08/21/08
Alot of generalisations...  AndyCee | 08/21/08
You do use OSS don't you?  tonymcs@... | 08/21/08
Go back! There's two of them.  kozmcrae | 08/21/08
Needs to be another blog...  Marty R. Milette | 08/22/08
Great  kozmcrae | 08/22/08
Agreed!  spookyone1 | 08/28/08
Fear and Loathing in Computing Land  aussiedawg | 08/22/08
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RE: Open source and the 'fear factor' mentality  zippydo | 08/25/08
ROFL  Spiritusindomit@... | 08/27/08
RE: Open source and the 'fear factor' mentality  spookyone1 | 08/28/08

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