“Developers of the NetBSD open source operating system say a
recent security breach did not compromise the software’s source
code.”
“NetBSD developer and project spokesman Charles Hannum has
confirmed that a key developer’s password was “discovered” by
outsiders.”
“The password would have given hackers the opportunity to
impersonate Paul Vixie, a leading developer with the right to make
changes to the source code for the software, although not
directly.“
“In an e-mail interview, Hannum maintained that an extensive
review did not find any proof that Vixie’s account had been used
“other than a simple probe to see whether the password was used”.
Under the open source system used by NetBSD, developers such as
Vixie would contribute changes and improvements.”