>>Opening the source does not create the security hole, it just makes it easier to find it and fix it. If it's capable of being fixed... and in this case, as far i can tell, it's not (keep in mind we're talking about things such as aimbots). given that, opening source only makes it easier to find it and _exploit_ it.
i'm sick of this "open-source at any cost" shit. if open source has good effects with certain types of software-- hey, awesome. make your os super secure. but if open source is NOT the best for certain types of applications, so what? it doesn't have to be all or nothing. THERE WILL ALWAYS BE CHEATERS. it's true. open source or not. but that's not what's important. the game is fun when fewer people cheat-- and if closed source means fewer people write borgs, and fewer people cheat in fewer ways, then that's what should be done. i already know it can be cracked. but i know with closed source its more of a pain. and that means fewer people cracking.
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>>Opening the source does not create the security hole, it just makes it easier to find it and fix it. If it's capable of being fixed... and in this case, as far i can tell, it's not (keep in mind we're talking about things such as aimbots). given that, opening source only makes it easier to find it and _exploit_ it.
i'm sick of this "open-source at any cost" shit. if open source has good effects with certain types of software-- hey, awesome. make your os super secure. but if open source is NOT the best for certain types of applications, so what? it doesn't have to be all or nothing. THERE WILL ALWAYS BE CHEATERS. it's true. open source or not. but that's not what's important. the game is fun when fewer people cheat-- and if closed source means fewer people write borgs, and fewer people cheat in fewer ways, then that's what should be done. i already know it can be cracked. but i know with closed source its more of a pain. and that means fewer people cracking.