Computer Security - Re: End of all Open Source.

12-03-2003, 03:54 AM

Bill Unruh wrote:

> "Feher Tamas" <> writes:
>
> ]Dear Sirs,
>
> ]I am sure you have heard of the latest huge buffer overflow, root exploit
> ]security hole in the open source SendMail MTA and its bugfix.
>
> Yes, it is opensource, and yes it is used almost everywhere in the
> world. Why in the world would this be "The end of opensource".

The power of open source is that the development is _open_. When the
government forces it to be closed by limiting the bugs the developers
can discuss openly, it isn't quite so open anymore, which can slow some
fixes down.

Olathe

12-03-2003, 03:57 AM

Olathe wrote:

> Bill Unruh wrote:
>
>> "Feher Tamas" <> writes:
>>
>> ]Dear Sirs,
>>
>> ]I am sure you have heard of the latest huge buffer overflow, root
>> exploit
>> ]security hole in the open source SendMail MTA and its bugfix.
>>
>> Yes, it is opensource, and yes it is used almost everywhere in the
>> world. Why in the world would this be "The end of opensource".
>
>
> The power of open source is that the development is _open_. When the
> government forces it to be closed by limiting the bugs the developers
> can discuss openly, it isn't quite so open anymore, which can slow some
> fixes down.

It wouldn't be the "end" of open source, though.

Olathe

12-03-2003, 03:57 AM	#2
Olathe Posts: n/a	Re: End of all Open Source. Olathe wrote: > Bill Unruh wrote: > >> "Feher Tamas" <> writes: >> >> ]Dear Sirs, >> >> ]I am sure you have heard of the latest huge buffer overflow, root >> exploit >> ]security hole in the open source SendMail MTA and its bugfix. >> >> Yes, it is opensource, and yes it is used almost everywhere in the >> world. Why in the world would this be "The end of opensource". > > > The power of open source is that the development is _open_. When the > government forces it to be closed by limiting the bugs the developers > can discuss openly, it isn't quite so open anymore, which can slow some > fixes down. It wouldn't be the "end" of open source, though. Olathe

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12-03-2003, 03:54 AM	#1
	Re: End of all Open Source. Bill Unruh wrote: > "Feher Tamas" <> writes: > > ]Dear Sirs, > > ]I am sure you have heard of the latest huge buffer overflow, root exploit > ]security hole in the open source SendMail MTA and its bugfix. > > Yes, it is opensource, and yes it is used almost everywhere in the > world. Why in the world would this be "The end of opensource". The power of open source is that the development is _open_. When the government forces it to be closed by limiting the bugs the developers can discuss openly, it isn't quite so open anymore, which can slow some fixes down. Olathe