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Open Source Versus Closed Source Security
Jason Miller, 2004-09-30

In the age old battle between open source and closed source operating systems and applications, can either of them really be considered more secure than the other?

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Open Source Versus Closed Source Security 2004-10-07
Serious Sam
Here's the way I see it. Knowing how an OS works should not give a potential attacker any benefits. The only way that seeing code would allow an exploit to be crafted is if there is a coding or logic error. Therefore, having a vastly larger group of auditors (as exists with open source OS's) make...

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