From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,345c9fcf5a67a99f X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-05-24 13:13:19 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.mindspring.net.MISMATCH!newsfeed0.news.atl.earthlink.net!news.atl.earthlink.net!stamper.news.pas.earthlink.net!newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net.POSTED!59ce1190!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3CEE9EDD.F64076E6@acm.org> From: Jeffrey Carter X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Microsoft takes on ACT References: <4519e058.0205230724.38617c60@posting.google.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 20:13:18 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 63.184.110.81 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net 1022271198 63.184.110.81 (Fri, 24 May 2002 13:13:18 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 13:13:18 PDT Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:24682 Date: 2002-05-24T20:13:18+00:00 List-Id: Marin David Condic wrote: > > I like how they cite that it is more secure and less expensive. (Obviously - > if there are a million eyes scanning over the code, its a lot harder to > sneak in a back door. Do you trust Micro$oft not to do that? :-) Indeed, Mitre Corp. prepared a report for the DoD in May recommending open source rather than proprietary S/W. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60050-2002May22.html -- Jeff Carter "Go and boil your bottoms." Monty Python & the Holy Grail