Comments on: Open source software bugs get squashed faster – even on the user’s computer! http://www.openlogic.com/blogs/2007/10/open-source-software-bugs-get-squashed-faster-even-on-the-users-computer/ Openlogic's Community Blog Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:05:05 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Stormy http://www.openlogic.com/blogs/2007/10/open-source-software-bugs-get-squashed-faster-even-on-the-users-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-79726 Stormy Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:30:27 +0000 http://www.openlogic.com/blogs/2007/10/open-source-software-bugs-get-squashed-faster-even-on-the-users-computer/#comment-79726 Open source software does have a testing and QA process but the order is different. When the fix is done, it's posted. Then anybody can see it, use it, test it, etc. Testing continues after the patch is posted. With proprietary software the fix isn't posted until the company finishes their testing. And then often you don't have clear visibility into the problem or the fix. Open source software does have a testing and QA process but the order is different. When the fix is done, it’s posted. Then anybody can see it, use it, test it, etc. Testing continues after the patch is posted. With proprietary software the fix isn’t posted until the company finishes their testing. And then often you don’t have clear visibility into the problem or the fix.

]]> By: Don http://www.openlogic.com/blogs/2007/10/open-source-software-bugs-get-squashed-faster-even-on-the-users-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-79666 Don Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:40:49 +0000 http://www.openlogic.com/blogs/2007/10/open-source-software-bugs-get-squashed-faster-even-on-the-users-computer/#comment-79666 <blockquote> With almost any proprietary software the company has a whole test and QA process that needs to be followed first and it's at least days if not weeks before the fix is released to end users. </blockquote> Are you saying that open source software doesn't go through any kind of test or QA process before release?

With almost any proprietary software the company has a whole test and QA process that needs to be followed first and it’s at least days if not weeks before the fix is released to end users.

Are you saying that open source software doesn’t go through any kind of test or QA process before release?

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