Open-source projects Amanda, NTP, OpenPAM, OpenVPN, Overdose, Perl, PHP, Postfix, Python, Samba and TCL were commended in the report for its developers' elimination of "multiple classes of ...

"We applaud the developers responsible for the 11 open-source projects that have advanced to the second rung of code security and quality," said David Maxwell, open-source strategist for Coverity.

The 11 companies involved in the project are Amanda, NTP, OpenPAM, OpenVPN, Overdose, Perl, PHP, Postfix, Python, Samba, and TCL. The collaborative venture underscores the importance of ...

David Maxwell, an open-source strategist at Coverity, on Jan. 8 identified those projects as Amanda, NTP (Network Time Protocol), OpenPAM, OpenVPN, Overdose, Perl, PHP, Postfix, Python, Samba and ...