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Elias Levy, SecurityFocus 2000-04-17

Is Open Source really more secure than closed? Elias Levy says there's a little security in obscurity.

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Bug *fixes*...? 2000-04-17
Anonymous
Are we going to totally ignore the speed with which bugs are fixed, given the different models of software development? With Open Soure once they *are* found, they are usually fixed very quickly indeed, whereas many Closed source companies have no incentive whatsoever to quickly closed holes - in fa...

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