[dba-Tech] open source, closed source and healthcare.gov

It seems that the only solution is to go Open Source. 

Mind you there has never been a major release of software that has not failed at one time or the other. I am curious as to what proprietary software was used at the backend as that would answer a lot of questions.

Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Brawley" <peter.brawley at earthlink.net>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 3:26:12 PM
Subject: [dba-Tech] open source, closed source and healthcare.gov

The closed source backend is "burning up under the load of thousands of 
simultaneous users. But it’s not just that the kitchen’s on fire. The 
alarm system doesn’t work either. The waiters can’t hear the screams of 
the cooks. It’s hard for outsiders to tell exactly what’s going on, 
because CGI Federal’s code is locked away out of sight ...".

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-10-16/open-source-everything-the-moral-of-the-healthcare-dot-gov-debacle

PB
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