The smallest threat to open source in 2009

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Feb 3, 2009 6:24 PM EDT
ZDNet Asia; By Chad Perrin 		Mail this story
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How much of a problem is security updating for open source software going to be in 2009? On Jan. 1, Dana Blankenhorn published the sensationally titled The biggest threat to open source in 2009. His thesis is simple: that, because open source software usually lacks any mechanisms for easily updating to the latest security patched version, the growing popularity of open source software will render it more vulnerable to problems than its closed source counterparts.

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