Adam McKenna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Tue, Nov 14, 2000 at 02:39:25PM -0500, Dave Sill wrote:
> > >So has any expert ever audited qmail or djbdns?
> >
> > No. Any audit worth doing would be prohibitively expensive for a
> > freeware project. $1000 wouldn't even begin to cover it, at least for
> > qmail.
>
> Not to mention that the whole point of freeware and open source software in
> general is to give everyone the ability to audit the software, not just a
> select few.
Dan's software isn't open source. I imagine he might value peer
review, but I'm not aware of his having stated so - certainly not in
regard to motivation for his distribution terms. Also, making source
available does not give everyone the ability to audit the software.
It gives them permission. But most people won't be any better able to
do a quality audit for having the source. Only the "select few" will
be able to audit it well, regardless of the license, and they can
afford to charge a hefty fee, regardless of the license.
paul
