| David Horvath |
The use of open source components within applications is rife with difficulty and risk.
The following areas are concerns
in all organizations.
• Timeliness
• Provenance
• Correctness
• Availability
In particular, what
happens if you lose your tools or it includes malware or specifically targets your organization? How do you mitigate these
dangers?
In some ways, life is easier in highly regulated industries because those regulators limit how we can use
open source components and tools (although those are relaxing over time).
We will be reviewing these factors as well
as some of the ethical issues involved. |