Open Source...mesmo?

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TCS: Tech - Is the Penguin Contaminated?

Open-source proponents claim that their products, like Linux, are more flexible and less "buggy" than proprietary systems like SCO's Unix or Microsoft's Windows. While this claim is arguable, the controversy over intellectual property highlights a serious concern. Since open-source products can be modified by anyone, how does the community make sure that their products don't contain, by accident or purpose, someone else's intellectual property?

Some activists argue that the open-source community can police itself with multiple programmers on the lookout for unauthorized code. But if the responsibility doesn't actually lie with designated individuals, it's easy to see how that idea could quickly go awry