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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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Open Source Security 2000-04-17
Anonymous
While you are technically correct, that Open Source code

is only as secure as the people who review it, how often

do people find bugs BEFORE they compile their program? Most

bugs that are found in any program are AFTER they have

compiled the program and tested it out, not becuase someone

has s...

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