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Project Summary
Protocol Buffers are a way of encoding structured data in an efficient yet extensible format. Google uses Protocol Buffers for almost all of its internal RPC protocols and file formats.
In a Nutshell, Protocol Buffers...
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has a well established, mature codebase
maintained by a very large development team
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took an estimated 273 years of effort (COCOMO model)
starting with its first commit in July, 2008
ending with its most recent commit 1 day ago
Quick Reference
https://github.com/protocolbuffe...
BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License
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Project Security
Vulnerabilities per Version ( last 10 releases )
There are no reported vulnerabilities
Project Vulnerability Report
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Vulnerability Exposure Index
Many reported vulnerabilities
Few reported vulnerabilities
Did You Know...
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65% of companies leverage OSS to speed application development in 2016
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compare projects before you chose one to use
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in 2016, 47% of companies did not have formal process in place to track OS code
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