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    Ramani Aswath

    Ramani Aswath

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    Updated: Oct 26, 2024
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  • Anoop Kumar

    MemberDec 5, 2017

    Reason #1 – Lacks a traceable software development life cycle
    Reason #2 – Designed for functionality not robustness
    Reason #3 – Accidentally exposing confidential intellectual property
    Reason #4 – Lacking automated or manual tests
    Reason #5 – Poor documentation or documentation that is lacking completely
    Reason # 6 – Real-time support is lacking
    Reason #7 – Integration is never as easy as it seems

    None of the problem of open source but the issue of any software developed. In closed source, they never get exposed. Classic example of recent ransom-ware bug targeted for old windows XP and Microsoft has to release patch for a declared dead OS. This bug was there for ages but, since, software is closed source, public user can't uncover it.
    The beauty of opensource is user can self validate the software and don't depend on software caterer's declaration.
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