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Mozilla Starts Bug Bounty Program

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the problem-reports-that-pay dept.

AnamanFan writes "The Mozilla Foundation announced the Mozilla Security Bug Bounty Program, an initiative that rewards users who identify and report security vulnerabilities in the open source project's software. Sponsered by Linspire, Inc and Mark Shuttleworth, the program will give $500 to users who report a significant bug in Mozilla software. Users who identify security bugs in Mozilla software are encouraged to go to the Security Projects Page for more information."

2 of 194 comments (clear)

  1. The difference between mozilla.org and Microsoft by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    mozilla.org offers a $500 bounty for discovering "critical" security holes, while Mircosoft offers a $250,000 bounty for catching virus authors.

  2. A gentleman's agreement by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If you've ever won any money at a charity fund-raiser, you know the deal:

    1) go up and accept your check
    2) nod and smile alot
    3) donate your check back to the charity

    Is there a prayer people motivated by this bounty have the same modicum of class?