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Originally posted by RawAlex
I am not a big fan of open source anything that deals with files, databases, etc. Way to easy to teach people how to hack - the source code is there for all to see.
Secured source freeware is much nicer.
Alex
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That's quite the opposite for me. I feel quite at home with an open-source product because I know many people have seen the code before me. I can audit the code myself to see if there's anything I don't like and strip down anything I don't need. The history of the open source project is also invaluable - if the project as an history of SQL injection issues, I know what to keep my eyes open for (and where I need to harden the code).
Plus, it would be difficult to have "secured source" freeware when it comes down to a PHP script. I recall on Windows that cart32 software (which is commercial) that we had at work and a backdoor was found in it - they were using it to provide support to their customers. Yuck!
Entreri.
2004-08-01, 04:42 PM
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