IFSEC seems to have a problem distributing sane factual info. See this: I Seem to Be a Physical Security Expert Now - Schneier on Security
Not at all sure I'd blame Milestone for this.
Milestone has NOT Open Sourced its VMS
Published May 13, 2013 00:00 AM
IFSEC has reported that Milestone has open-sourced their VMS. However, Milestone has confirmed that this is false and that they were referring to Milestone as being 'open platform', not 'open-source.'
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May 21, 2013JH
John Honovich
May 21, 2013