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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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Open vs. closed not necessarily it.... 2001-04-16
abostaph (at) usa (dot) net [email concealed]
I don't think that security boils down to open source or closed. Both have had their share of problems, and have been discovered, exploited and patched countless times.

I think that the biggest security problem stems from the notion that ease of use is more important than a secure system. And w...

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