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Re: OSS means slower patches
From: Michael Silk <michaelslists () gmail com>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 23:47:21 +1000
On 9/19/05, Roman Drahtmueller <draht () novell com> wrote:
An interesting perspective?Nope.Oh, I think it is. To some degree, the statements made are plain wrong.
Exactly: wrong, old, and boring.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,16650762%5E15306%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html Symantec Australia managing director David Sykes said the increasing popularity of open source software, such as the Mozilla Foundation's Firefox browser, could be part of the reason for the increase in the gap between vulnerability and patch, with the open source development model itself part of the problem. "It is relying on the goodwill and best efforts of many people, and that doesn't have the same commercial imperative," he said. "I'm sure that is part of what is causing the blow-out in the patch window."
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