Open source still looking to shake off concerns

Although open source software has gained a place in enterprise networks alongside proprietary software, it can't seem to shake doubts about security and intellectual-property issues that have long dogged the movement.

"The advantage of open source is that no single entity has authoritative control over a project," says Mark Driver, an analyst at Gartner. "There's no single choke point." One theory holds that because it's open source, software security problems can be discovered quickly, he says. "But one argument says open source is less secure and people can put bad things in it, and that's true, too," he adds.

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