http://www.wired.com/news/linux/0,1411,52973,00.html
2:00 a.m. June 5, 2002 PDT Authors of a new report on the perils of open source software are being very closed-mouth about their funding sources. "Opening the Open Source Debate," a white paper slated to be released Friday by the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution, indicates that open-source software is inherently less secure than proprietary software. The report warns governments against relying on open-source software for national security. Open-source advocates wondered if the white paper is actually a veiled Microsoft response to recent reports of rising government and military interest in open-source systems. A Microsoft spokesman confirmed that Microsoft provides funding to the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution. ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com
