Based on your example below, I understand why companies would want to use proprietary software because the available turn key solution[1] appeals to them and _not_ because it is a requirement for PCI-DSS[2] compliance. Maybe it's not what you really meant but the statement could easily be taken out of context.
So just to be clear with the uninitiated, PCI security standard does not discriminate against the use of open-source software. Meaning, a LAMP-based shopping cart could still connect to various payment gateways either directly or via third-party and can still be PCI-compliant. [1] https://www.mastercardpaymentgateway.com/mpgpublic/faq.do#q21 [2] https://pcisecuritystandards.org/security_standards/download.html?id=pci_dss_v1-2.pdf On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 7:33 PM, Orlando Andico <[email protected]> wrote: > ... > Generally people moving from Free software to closed-source do so for > these reasons: > ... > 2) they need additional functionality (e.g. that shopping cart you > built on LAMP, now needs to talk to MasterCard, so you need PCI and > SOX compliance) > -- > Orlando Andico > +63.2.976.8659 | +63.920.903.0335 _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
