Open source projects that have a high usage and high visibility have their flaws quickly fixed _because_ the code is open and for everyone to see. It's an itera

Open source projects that have a high usage and high visibility have their flaws quickly fixed _because_ the code is open and for everyone to see. It's an iterative process that grows with the popularity of the project. Popular open source projects have been open for years and/or have lots of people that participate, review, report bugs, and fix them. A closed source projects can have thousand of security bugs no-one will never know about. Since it's closed, it's hidden so no problem... until it's leaked.