Code Analysis Shows Low Number of Possible Bugs in FreeBSD
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 19th Jul 2005 19:23 UTC, submitted by Just_A_User
FreeBSD On Tuesday, code-analysis software maker Coverity announced that its automated bug finding tool had analyzed the community-built operating system FreeBSD and flagged 306 potential software flaws, or about one issue for every 4,000 lines of code. The low number of flaws found by the system underscores that FreeBSD's manual auditing by project members has reduced the vulnerabilities in the operating system, said Seth Hallem, CEO of Coverity.
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BSD is superior quality and true freedom
by on Tue 19th Jul 2005 23:43 UTC

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GPL is hardly free when compared to most OSS licenses. GPL zealots have failed to convince anyone with their failed ideology.

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