Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 00:49:14 +0100 From: Bruce Cran <bruce@cran.org.uk> To: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> Cc: Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, madunix <madunix@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Open_Source Message-ID: <20090603004914.73f40a60@gluon.draftnet> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0906021757290.2065@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> References: <4d3f56c90906020812t40c5fcbv178bcd7f702356f@mail.gmail.com> <4ad871310906020843n3e7dc96ap28d5d622e844abf1@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0906021757290.2065@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
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On Tue, 2 Jun 2009 17:59:51 +0200 (CEST)
Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> wrote:
> > I believe people can get more experience in general with open source
> > technologies than they can with closed source. The reason is
> > simple: I can look at the code. I can study it. I can see what
> > ${APPLICATION} is doing, and how the developer designed it. This,
> > in itself, makes me better at what I do, and better at
> > troubleshooting my own code.
>
> I would add - with Open Source add it's far smaller (actually close
> to zero) probability that it doesn't do anything except it's supposed
> to do.
>
> I mean things like sending private data to someone else, scanning for
> other programs i have on disk, my addressbook etc.
Given enough incentive, it unfortunately seems even open source
developers will resort to sneaky tactics:
http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/05/mozilla-ponders-policy-change-after-firefox-extension-battle.ars
--
Bruce Cran
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