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Apple Cites Open Source Core Security

Posted by pudge on from the you-wily-software-vet-you dept.

ChilyMack writes "In a CNet article, Apple senior vice president Bertrand Serlet says, 'A lot of security problems derive from the core ... [With open source code,] thousands of people look at the critical portions of source code and ... check those portions are right. It's a major advantage to have open-source code.'"

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  1. Odd they bring this up now by Black+Cardinal · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Especially considering how just a few days ago Steve Jobs was saying in an interview here. [alwayson-network.com] how they were trying to not be blatant about trumpeting this advantage to avoid becoming a target for viruses and other security breaches.

    Although, if Steve Jobs points that out in an interview, then how low-profile can it really be?