famousringo on 03 April 2014
| OdinHades said: Open Source > Closed Source |
Only in terms of cost to license and transparency. Open is really no guarantee of quality, security, innovation, or anything else.
That critical SSL bug in iOS that I mentioned? It was around for a few months. A similar Linux vulnerability went undetected for nine years.
Open software licensing is a useful tool, but it's time to let the faith in the Messianic Power of Open die. No one solution can possibly be best for all problems.
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