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I din't expect that it is so easy to find and fix the various defects
``The bug hunt is part of a three-year "Open Source Hardening Project," dedicated to helping make such software as secure as possible. In January, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security awarded $1.24 million to Stanford University, Coverity and Symantec to find vulnerabilities in open-source projects.''

in OSS s/w. It must be that these haphazzard collection of losely cooperating "anarchists" can put together BETTER CODE than many of the privately developed one. Are these people more skilled overall OR is it that the "closed" code is so good at hidding its OWN defects?

Nevertgheless, I think that the US govenrment is seriously considering to employ more OSS: defects can be located and fixed more easily and FASTER.

Imagine passing windows xp or .... Vista's kernel through these tools. The defect count will most likely overwhelm these tools.... wink
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Promptly taken care of  Boot_Agnostic | 05/03/06
My sides are busting  OldMarine | 05/18/06
Open-source hunt digs up more flaws  Loverock Davidson | 05/03/06
give it a rest dude  stormdoor | 05/03/06
Forgive stormdoor  Loverock Davidson | 05/03/06
Really?  zkiwi | 05/03/06
Wow, who thought that one up for ya?  Hrothgar - PCLinuxOS User | 05/04/06
Not entirely true  Sabz5150 | 05/03/06
But there is some truth  Loverock Davidson | 05/03/06
Ummm did you miss the part  Linux User 147560 | 05/03/06
Some info for the less informed  Tony Agudo | 05/03/06
I read it  Loverock Davidson | 05/03/06
Unfortunately...  Tony Agudo | 05/03/06
How do you know how many have  Linux User 147560 | 05/03/06
404 Error on your link  Tony Agudo | 05/03/06
This is the source  Linux User 147560 | 05/03/06
Ahh, nice!  Tony Agudo | 05/03/06
If you could actually read...  zkiwi | 05/03/06
I did  Loverock Davidson | 05/03/06
Pot... meet kettle!  Linux User 147560 | 05/03/06
I didn't deny the existence of the flaw  zkiwi | 05/03/06
What's more  Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/03/06
come on guys...  Monkey_MCSE | 05/03/06
name calling  Loverock Davidson | 05/03/06
You should really  Linux User 147560 | 05/03/06
seems you're the only one who disagree'd  Monkey_MCSE | 05/03/06
Balls?  firehound | 05/03/06
Balls, yes. Anything else, apparently not.  Hrothgar - PCLinuxOS User | 05/04/06
Whats more  Loverock Davidson | 05/03/06
But it was still affected  Linux User 147560 | 05/03/06
Do explain  Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/03/06
Just like government helping open science, this makes a lot of sense.  DonnieBoy | 05/03/06
tax payers are spending money alright  Loverock Davidson | 05/03/06
But not in this case  zkiwi | 05/03/06
Isnt this subsidising the cost of open source  zzz1234567890 | 05/03/06
well, it is, and there's a difference...  Monkey_MCSE | 05/03/06
Funny you should mention that  Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/03/06
They realize that Windows will never be secure, so this is the best way to  DonnieBoy | 05/03/06
Yes, but it really is just chump change.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/03/06
And well worth it  zkiwi | 05/03/06
Well, it is  zkiwi | 05/03/06
Govt does what it wants  Boot_Agnostic | 05/04/06
No, it's subsidizing you...  techboy_z | 05/04/06
I din't expect that it is so easy to find and fix the various defects  michael_t | 05/03/06

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