Andrew Molitor wrote:
> Here's a simple quick question, the answer to which will vary
> from person to person. Why do you want the source for your security tools?
>
> Do you actually have time to do a proper inspection of the code? Is
> it because documentation is always terrible, and if you have the source, you
> can at least fall back on it? Is it so you can tinker with it? Some other
> reason?
All of the above, plus lack of faith that sufficient vendor support
personnel exist (for any vendor) to rapidly handle _all_ their
customers sites at once in the event of a widespread problem. If your
site can't wait for the vendor to fix it, then you should require
source code for it.
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Richard Murkland (407)796-5249
Pratt & Whitney, West Palm Beach, Fl
murkland @
pwfl .
com
My opinions are my own, not necessarily shared by Pratt & Whitney.
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