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Microsoft: Closed source is more secure
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2001-04-12

Redmond's security response chief warns the RSA Conference of the perils of open source.

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nobody buys ms argument 2001-04-16
j lock <jlock (at) compooter (dot) net [email concealed]>
Apparently nobody is buying Microsoft's logic with respect to open-source vs. closed-source. There are pros and cons of both, but security is not one of of closed-source's pros. This is obviously a case of Microsoft trying to hook the software community by ponting out open-sources strong points, a...

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