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Stuart · 31-01-2011, 00:14

Because of course, Open source software is always 100% bug free and never needs patching.

Oh, wait... It does? Pity the Open Source community (apart from some notable exceptions, like Mozilla) don't seem willing to acknowledge that.

Microsoft, on the other hand, are quite open about the fact that Windows has problems.

I am not a particular fan of one OS over another (in fact I believe they all have strengths and weaknesses, and I also believe in using what is most appropriate at the time), but I have found that they *all* have security problems. It's just that some OS vendors are more open about the problems than others. That needs to stop. ALL OS venders need to be open about at least the security problems.

31-01-2011, 00:14	#3
Stuart - Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Somewhere Services: Virgin for TV and Internet, BT for phone Posts: 26,546	Re: Microsoft issues temp fix for serious vulnerability Because of course, Open source software is always 100% bug free and never needs patching. Oh, wait... It does? Pity the Open Source community (apart from some notable exceptions, like Mozilla) don't seem willing to acknowledge that. Microsoft, on the other hand, are quite open about the fact that Windows has problems. I am not a particular fan of one OS over another (in fact I believe they all have strengths and weaknesses, and I also believe in using what is most appropriate at the time), but I have found that they all have security problems. It's just that some OS vendors are more open about the problems than others. That needs to stop. ALL OS venders need to be open about at least the security problems.