Re: [FRIAM] Source Forge, inter alia

2014-07-08 Thread Arlo Barnes
On Thu, Jul 3, 2014 at 10:33 AM, Marcus G. Daniels mar...@snoutfarm.com wrote: On Thu, 2014-07-03 at 09:51 -0600, Barry MacKichan wrote: The HeartBleed bug is an example of a serious, unintentional, problem in an open source package. In that case, even though the software was available to

[FRIAM] Source Forge, inter alia

2014-07-03 Thread Nick Thompson
Sorry, everybody. I guess my question could be stated more broadly, with perhaps some saving of your time in the long run. How do I decide if a piece of software, available on the internet is safe or not? I guess one can look for reviews on reputable sites, but then how does one recognize a

Re: [FRIAM] Source Forge, inter alia

2014-07-03 Thread Marcus G. Daniels
] On Behalf Of Nick Thompson Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2014 9:43 PM To: Friam Subject: [FRIAM] Source Forge, inter alia Sorry, everybody. I guess my question could be stated more broadly, with perhaps some saving of your time in the long run. How do I decide if a piece of software, available

Re: [FRIAM] Source Forge, inter alia

2014-07-03 Thread glen ep ropella
there aren’t bugs or bad oversights, but malicious behavior is harder to hide. *From:* Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] *On Behalf Of *Nick Thompson *Sent:* Wednesday, July 02, 2014 9:43 PM *To:* Friam *Subject:* [FRIAM] Source Forge, inter alia Sorry, everybody. I guess my question could

Re: [FRIAM] Source Forge, inter alia

2014-07-03 Thread Gillian Densmore
, July 02, 2014 9:43 PM *To:* Friam *Subject:* [FRIAM] Source Forge, inter alia Sorry, everybody. I guess my question could be stated more broadly, with perhaps some saving of your time in the long run. How do I decide if a piece of software, available on the internet is safe or not? I

Re: [FRIAM] Source Forge, inter alia

2014-07-03 Thread Barry MacKichan
To: Friam Subject: [FRIAM] Source Forge, inter alia Sorry, everybody. I guess my question could be stated more broadly, with perhaps some saving of your time in the long run. How do I decide if a piece of software, available on the internet is safe or not? I guess one can look for reviews

Re: [FRIAM] Source Forge, inter alia

2014-07-03 Thread Owen Densmore
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2014 9:43 PM To: Friam Subject: [FRIAM] Source Forge, inter alia Sorry, everybody. I guess my question could be stated more broadly, with perhaps some saving of your time in the long run. How do I decide if a piece of software, available on the internet is safe

Re: [FRIAM] Source Forge, inter alia

2014-07-03 Thread Marcus G. Daniels
On Thu, 2014-07-03 at 09:51 -0600, Barry MacKichan wrote: The HeartBleed bug is an example of a serious, unintentional, problem in an open source package. In that case, even though the software was available to millions of eyeballs, not that many actually looked at it. I suspect only the