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SearchEnterpriseLinux: Why Open Source Security Software Bests Proprietary Products

[ Thanks to js61351 for this link.
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Security software developers today are building new door-locks
in a world where everyone is a locksmith or burglar. Their task is
made a lot harder by proprietary software, which allows only a
handful of inventors can see the innards of the locks they’re
trying to improve. It stands to reason that a door-lock–or
security software–that can be examined inside and out by many
developers can be built much stronger than one produced in a
closed, proprietary development setting.

“Quality is an area where open source security software
outshines proprietary products…”


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