So these dangerous exploits were found by a source code review (as opposed to a script kiddy striking it lucky), which was only possible due to the open source nature of CUPS. Now that this advisory has taught hackers how to compromise a great many lunix machines, isn't it worth considering that CUPs would have been so much more secure had it been a closed source project? It's simple logic that only the most blatant troll could disagree with; source closed --> exploits never found --> hackers can't exploit CUPs.
Why exactly is the MPAA so "evil" then? Besides the occasional downright dire film, the only evidence I see here in the article is unsubstantiated rhetoric and venom.
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So these dangerous exploits were found by a source code review (as opposed to a script kiddy striking it lucky), which was only possible due to the open source nature of CUPS. Now that this advisory has taught hackers how to compromise a great many lunix machines, isn't it worth considering that CUPs would have been so much more secure had it been a closed source project? It's simple logic that only the most blatant troll could disagree with; source closed --> exploits never found --> hackers can't exploit CUPs.
Why exactly is the MPAA so "evil" then? Besides the occasional downright dire film, the only evidence I see here in the article is unsubstantiated rhetoric and venom.