Software COTS Components - Problems, and Solutions?

摘要: Abstract : COTS components offer a solution to many obsolescence problems, but certain items can also introduce their own difficulties. Commercial operating systems, for example, play key system role are single-source and black box, denying the user both visibility control of bespoke item. Open source software in general, Linux particular, seems advantages with added benefit full access code. However, widespread adoption presents not only opportunities some potential difficulties, which possible is dedicated focus within defense community.