another m$ attempt to fight open source ?

[avih]

obviously, m$ doesn't like all this great open source hype and success.

a company called atdi published a 'research' explaining the many 'shortcomings' of open source as a white paper (http://www.adti.net/html_files/defense/opensource_debate.html).
ppl have found out that m$ is paying them.

here's a detailed respond to that 'white paper', published on the register: http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25659.html

have fun.

[DSPguru]

hehe :Study: Open Source Poses Security Risks
A think tank suggests in an upcoming report that open-source software is inherently less secure than proprietary software, and warns governments against relying on it for national security.i believe i heard that the army in china avoids using m$ products, fearing from security holes & backdoors ;)

[avih]

here's a good laugh quote from the 'white paper' and the respond:

Once GPL code is combined with another type of source code, the entire product is GPL. Subsequently, this change could occur deliberately, but it could also occur accidentally. There are unlimited scenarios for accidents to occur, the license could be lost in the source code's distribution, or maybe unreadable due to a glitch in its electronic distribution. Another potentially litigious issue is whether the use of GPL tools used to manipulate code subject software to the GPL. Theoretically, a GPL tool could subject new software to GPL restrictions. This too will have to be interpreted by a judge. Regardless, unknowing users of GPL might have one intention for use of the license and find out later that it inadvertently infringed upon copyright protected work. Legal questions relevant to such an event intersect the legal arenas of intellectual property rights, contract law and liability.

AdTI is very good at offering up red herrings. Let's suppose you "accidentally" included part of Microsoft Windows in a product. Do you suppose Microsoft would be easier on you than copyright holders of a GPL'd product?

could anyone have a more stupid claim than that one?? lol