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Date:      Wed, 3 Jun 2009 21:35:31 +0200
From:      Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
To:        "Gary Gatten" <Ggatten@waddell.com>
Cc:        Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>, Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, cpghost <cpghost@cordula.ws>
Subject:   Re: Open_Source
Message-ID:  <20090603213531.c56f385b.freebsd@edvax.de>
In-Reply-To: <70C0964126D66F458E688618E1CD008A0793EE90@WADPEXV0.waddell.com>
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On Wed, 3 Jun 2009 13:46:15 -0500, "Gary Gatten" <Ggatten@waddell.com> wrot=
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> Isn't there an "OpenVMS" somewhere?=20

VMS is called OpenVMS today, and owned by HP, if I remember
correctly - I didn't check, sorry.=F6



> Is it true OSS?

No. I mentioned VMS as an example that even closed source
can be of high quality (as an exception to MICROS~1 stuff).



> Also, how many people actually review source code AND have the skills to
> find security related issues?=20

Obviously enough of them - OpenSSH is an example.





--=20
Polytropon
>From Magdeburg, Germany
Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...



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