c2k8 Hackathon Summary: Part 8

Posted by Steven_Rosenber on Aug 5, 2008 3:52 PM EDT
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I often find it ironic and a little sad that one of the most important security applications on the Internet is so poorly funded. For anyone that manages machines remotely and is concerned about security, it is perhaps the most important application to rely on for security and stability. I'm sure you know which application I am referring to, but do you know that it is the de facto world standard in its class on the Internet? I wonder if there is any other application on the Internet, proprietary or Open Source, that comes close to the market penetration that OpenSSH has earned compared to competing alternatives.

[While not about Linux, this look at OpenSSH (and OpenBSD development in general) is well worth reading - sr]

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