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Defending Open Source Security

Posted by michael on from the as-if-it-needed-defending dept.

dpilgrim writes "DevX's A. Russell Jones as thrown down the gauntlet, questioning the security of Open Source software. I've picked up the gauntlet and posted a response over on the O'Reilly Network. As previously discussed on /. Jones' comments are too controversial to ignore."

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  1. aha ! found him out by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    The guy has a trimmed beard ! a trimmed beard!! No open source has ever touched him, or his facial hair would be reaching for the keyboard !

  2. Re:My rebuttal :) by tigress · · Score: 2, Funny

    Anyone remember when the Windows Update servers got hit by Code Red? =)

  3. Re:Laughable assertions by Negative+Response · · Score: 3, Funny
    It's not that I trust you or don't trust you. I'm sure that I can trust you a lot more than I need to trust you. If I have to ask why I should trust you then I probably should not trust you. Either way, I don't ask. If I did ask, I no idea of any answer you could give that would cause me to trust you. It's more like I'd trust you because the binaries are there than that I'd trust the binaries because I trust you.

    Geez. I was able to follow what you said until this part. Now I'm feeling dizzy.

  4. Idea for a new company! by mu-sly · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey, I just had a great idea!! If I form a company and deliberately write insecure, malicious code with backdoors in it, I could use it to control the governments of the world and become obscenely rich!

    Oh, wait... someone else has already done that, and most likely patented the idea. I don't want to get busted for patent infringement, man!

    Damn... back to the drawing board.

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    Organic free-range music... yum!
  5. Coming to a cinema near you... by niittyniemi · · Score: 2, Funny

    < 8 Hz voice >

    Presenting a GNU/Dreamwerks production:

    "WHEN TROLLS ATTACK"

    A film of betrayal, intrigue and piss-poor articles. Starring Leanardo DiCaprio as Linus Torvalds, Robert DeNiro as Richard Stallman and Arnold DeSchwarzenegger as Eric Raymond. Featuring Danny DeVito as the troll.

    Watch in Amazement as Linus uses quantocrypto beta wave brain analysis to get inside the mind of the troll...

    "....I just have to decrypt this datastream....I'm in!"

    Be Astounded as RMS insists on addressing Linus as GNU/Torvalds...

    "Oi, GNU/Torvalds! That was my idea!"

    Stand back in Awe as ESR deals with the troll the only way he knows how ...

    "<BANG><BANG>....eat leaden death, troll....<BANG><BANG><BANG>..."

    Be afraid....be very afraid...

    ...


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    The Machine stops.
  6. Vizzini would be proud by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's not that I trust you or don't trust you. I'm sure that I can trust you a lot more than I need to trust you. If I have to ask why I should trust you then I probably should not trust you. Either way, I don't ask. If I did ask, I no idea of any answer you could give that would cause me to trust you. It's more like I'd trust you because the binaries are there than that I'd trust the binaries because I trust you.

    ...so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you!