Re: Is Open Source software really more secure?

2000-10-11 Thread Jeffry Smith
On Sun, 8 Oct 2000, Bud Rogers wrote: > I've always taken for granted the idea that open source was inherently more > secure because it's open to peer review. Linus said "Given enough eyes, all > bugs are shallow." But has anyone ever done a serious study on the subject? > I've seen plenty

Re: Is Open Source software really more secure?

2000-10-11 Thread Jeffry Smith
On Sun, 8 Oct 2000, Bud Rogers wrote: > I've always taken for granted the idea that open source was inherently more > secure because it's open to peer review. Linus said "Given enough eyes, all > bugs are shallow." But has anyone ever done a serious study on the subject? > I've seen plenty