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> Shouldn't all the 'millions of eyeballs' looking at the linux code be making it more secure? Yes, this is exactly what happens, from my experience. -> more
by Erlich_Bachman 9y ago
> Shouldn't all the 'millions of eyeballs' looking at the linux code be making it more secure?
Yes, this is exactly what happens, from my experience.
-> more people look at code
-> they find (and fix) more bugs
-> the system is more secure, because all bugs are found and fixed, instead of being kept inside the code and being sold on hacker forums and agency surveillance projects.
You also know that Linux is not just one codebase from 20 years ago, it constantly changes and adds new features? Of course there will be new bugs (like any other recent OS).
- ksk 9y ago>-> they find (and fix) more bugs Where is the evidence that this happens? Do you have data (Open vs closed) showing more security bugs were found through developers, versus external sources? >-> the system is more secure, because all bugs are found and fixed, instead of being kept inside the code and being sold on hacker forums and agency surveillance projects. Why would a hacker fix a linux bug for free, but chose to sell a windows bug? That doesn't make sense to me.