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People used to say backdoors and security bugs were less likely on Linux because 'open source'. Sociological theories of computer security are magical thinking
by dfedbeef 2y ago
People used to say backdoors and security bugs were less likely on Linux because 'open source'.
Sociological theories of computer security are magical thinking.
- dfedbeef 2y ago(By 'people', I mean me and also the person who introduced me to Linux.)
- kibwen 2y agoThe "all bugs are shallow" schtick is not about bugs being less likely, only that bugs are more likely to be brought to light. Which is still true: the xz backdoor never would have been found in a closed-source codebase.