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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: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.

  3. 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!
  4. 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!