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Security of Open vs. Closed Source Software

Posted by michael on from the flame-retardant-suit dept.

morhoj writes "Cambridge University researcher Ross Anderson just released a paper concluding that open source and closed source software are equally secure. Can't find a copy of the paper online yet, but I thought this would make for an interesting morning conversation. You may not agree with him, but anyone who's on the BugTraq List can tell you that open source software isn't as bug free as we would all like to think." I found Anderson's paper, so read it for yourself. There are some other interesting papers being presented at the conference as well.

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  1. Germany owns US ! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    1:0 victory for teh Germans.

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  2. soccer is gay by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    ooh, i wanna be a too-gay soccer fag and wear those cute little shorts. so the nazi fags are more butch than the yanks, who fucking cares?