Buffer overflow is one of the most common flaws that produce security vulnerabilities in software. It's not a good thing, but it isn't unique either to closed- or open-source software.
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If I'm a company that is primarily using Windows servers and I haven't been a big user of Unix, for me to bring Linux into my environment would be a significant expense. I'd have to get people trained, develop policies and procedures and processes. It's building a whole new infrastructure, and if I can avoid doing that why wouldn't I If I can make use of open source applications and get all the advantages of open source and still run on Windows, why not Then I can still take advantage of all the expertise I have.Michael Goulde
The first approach was for IBM and Sun to donate their patents to the open-source community and an independent organization, ... OIN is another approach that is complementary.
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Cost savings continue to be the driver behind adoption.
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Clearly the problem was fixed some time ago, ... so anyone who had already installed a later version than 1.3.33 would not have a concern.
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Open source today is expected to be 'good enough,' and, most of the time, open-source products meet that expectation or exceed it. When you're paying as much as you pay for Microsoft, by comparison, you expect a lot more than good enough.
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