Comments on: Open-source security moves to next step
Eleven projects are certified as secure in government-backed initiative led by source code analysis specialist Coverity.
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In terms of security, PHP is horrible. As a programming language it is not much better.
I don't think this is bad publicity for OSS. If anything it is good news. OSS generally takes security seriously and doesn't deny and hide issues and then post fixes only when they have to like many proprietary software companies.
- While Microsoft stays at Rung 0
- by wbenton January 13, 2008 7:31 AM PST
- Many things still need to be done... but Microsoft still needs to do many things before they can even think about achieving the status of Rung 1... much less Rung 2.
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- I knew open source was BUGGY
- by NotParker January 13, 2008 5:32 PM PST
- I knew open source was BUGGY ... but WOW!!!
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7500 bugs in just the first pass.
What will it be next week? 75,000???