Open-source dilemma in the U.K.?
Today’s big tech news in the United Kingdom is a self-serving prognostication that once again states that “open source is less secure” than proprietary software.
This comes from a U.S. company called Fortify, whose business it is to search for code flaws. Citing its own research, Fortify suggests that open source as a whole is inherently less secure and therefore, the U.K. government shouldn’t use open source. However, it fails to note that many open-source projects have commercial companies behind them, which effectively puts the software on equal footing.
Open-source dilemma in the U.K.? | Negative Approach – CNET News
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