Hi
I was wondering what were your ideas about that ?
I was being asked this question by a journalist.
Here are some bits of my answer:
Security would be one. Since the source code is available to anyone, hackers can find potential threats easier.
That's not really the case with My SIP Switch though since our only interactions with the outside are via our web server and web site. These are not open source and are heavily protected. My SIP Switch is running with the same level of security as Blueface's servers.
biggest drawbacks or problems of open source applications?
biggest drawbacks or problems of open source applications?
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After spending a weak doing some training with one of the main Asterisk developers the prevalent theme about the problem with open source projects is manageability and feature strategy. Often it seems once projects get to a certain size they can become victims of their own success and too many people all with their own ideas result in a fragmented or even worse stalled approach. When this happens the dreaded project fork often happens. It doesn't always happen: postgresql, Linux, firefox, mysql etc; however they'd be the exception rather than the rule.
Regards,
Aaron
Regards,
Aaron
Re: biggest drawbacks or problems of open source application
But the threat is found (for free) and can be corrected by anyone..gbonnet wrote:Hi
I was wondering what were your ideas about that ?
I was being asked this question by a journalist.
Here are some bits of my answer:
Security would be one. Since the source code is available to anyone, hackers can find potential threats easier.
That's not really the case with My SIP Switch though since our only interactions with the outside are via our web server and web site. These are not open source and are heavily protected. My SIP Switch is running with the same level of security as Blueface's servers.
open is a benefit ...like PGP.
Personaly, i like open source, most of the time you can personaly ask the maker for info, or report bugs, closed source is log...
Thanks, The Fug.
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gear: my ISP's Zyxel Modem/Router in bridge, Sitecom WL309 Router, Siemens Gigaset 301D