Comments on: More open source news

By: Robbie Wright

Robbie Wright — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:57:12 +0000

@Josh – But we’d have to have a functioning product to deliver to some of our investor CU’s…

By: Josh Jones

Josh Jones — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:19:56 +0000

@Mark – I agree, I’d love to find out too… and we’ll never know unless we try.

@Robbie – There has to be a way. Maybe during the infancy stage the product is run as a simulation, without actual dollars or information at risk.

By: Robbie Wright

Robbie Wright — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:31:11 +0000

But what about in that infancy stage? If we’re trying to get CU’s signed up, we’ll have to have a secure product. While an open source project at maturity is secure, how do you handle it in the infant stage?

By: Mark McSpadden

Mark McSpadden — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 05:00:53 +0000

While I agree that Matt’s assessment of an infant open source core is correct, I think an open source core that has reached maturity in the market would have many more eyes on it than we currently have.

In maturity, an open source core would not only be supported by CUSOs and volunteers, but also a number of companies building add-ons, offering hosting and implementation, and monitoring security. Would these “extra eyes” be enough? I don’t know, but I’d love to find out!