| Langa Letter: Linux Has Bugs: Get Over It [InformationWeek] |
Jan. 28, 2003
Fred Langa dispels some Linux myths in his column at InformationWeek. Comparing Linux to Microsoft XP, he argues that as Linux enters the mainstream vulnerabilities and incompatibilities akin to the more popular OS will surface. Langa argues that open source is a "good thing" and "positive sign of the growing maturity and mainstream appeal of Linux and open source software . . . "
" . . . Now that this software is a fully viable alternative to conventional commercial software, an inevitable consequence is that more problems will come to light. As novice users, funky hardware mixes, and active cracking all come into play, the bug counts are going up . . . "
"Does all this mean Linux is terrible? Not at all! Complex software will always have bugs and security problems, and I consider Linux's bugs to be in the fully normal range and not worth getting agitated over. What's more, it's great to see such active bug-fixing as the Red Hat pages indicate: There always will be bugs in any software, and the rational thing to do is to fix them, rather than try to convince others that the bugs aren't real or somehow don't count . . . "
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