[TriLUG] Can open source solutions be viable companies?

[Mike Mueller]

On Friday 28 June 2002 14:32, Vestal, Roy L. reputedly wrote:
> The
> "catch" is the old fight we all have to fight: "Open source is not as
> secure as closed source because everyone has it". 

Are these not facts: 1) MS succumbs to attacks often and Linux infrequently, 
2) MS solutions do not have a history of being reliable where Linux systems 
frequently have uptime counters roll over?

Segments of the German and Chinese governments are making significant moves 
to Linux.  These are not security ignorant institutions.

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