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For me to some extent the fact that it is supposedly bad thing says more about the article author than about the firms that allowed that.
by dfox 9y ago
For me to some extent the fact that it is supposedly bad thing says more about the article author than about the firms that allowed that.
- blakesterz 9y agoThat's what I thought too... like this quote: “Even letting people look at source code for a minute is incredibly dangerous,” said Steve Quane, executive vice president for network defense at Trend Micro, which sells TippingPoint security software to the U.S. military.
- ineedasername 9y agoIt can be dangerous... I once caught a glimpse of some befunge source code, and haven't had a sound night's sleep since.
- flatfilefan 9y agoWhen even a news agency cannot hide incompetence and bias the media has a problem.
- ineedasername 9y agoThis was exactly my feeling. Especially so given that licenses for ERP software often include some form of source code access for the purpose of customization to organization needs. It's not open source, but much of the source is readily available. At a quick check, I have ready access to much source code through my support portal for the system used where I work.