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In my opinion, what makes IBM code safe in terms Auditing risk, is the
fact that only IBM labs work on it. You need a really P'd-off IBMer to
plant a Trojan in the code, and a few P'd-off testers to miss it during
testing. So I would not be in favor of open source for the mainframe. I
think too many companies depend on the current quality level of the
software. What I would be in favor of is a platform where developers
outside of IBM can present new software designs/ideas to be included
after proper securitization.
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Personally, I'd prefer Open Source, with the restriction that NONE of it
could be included in a software product. This would allow a better
understanding of interfaces. Mavericks could be punished by some very
expensive litigation and contract terms/licensing agreements would make
this abundantly clear. Not to mention loss of IBM support for modified
IBM code that might be included in a product, although making this
determination could be very expensive, both to IBM and its customers.
And Program Product code for which competition exists, like DF/Sort,
would be exempted from Open Souce requirements.
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