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Re: Critical crypto bug leaves Linux, hundreds of apps open ... by 72deluxe on Wednesday March 05, 2014 @04:26AM (#7346130)
But how would you do know that those bugs in closed source systems haven't been found? The bug reporting systems are closed too, and the hotfixes and patches that get issued don't link to a list of bug reports. So you are none the wiser.

For all we know, bugs are found in closed sourced systems all of the time and are fixed frequently; the only difference is that they're not publicised.

Re: Critical crypto bug leaves Linux, hundreds of apps open ... by Spooky23 on Wednesday March 05, 2014 @03:52PM (#7349805)
I agree.

What I'm saying is, without the benefit of open source, you're relying on third-party certification to evaluate the security of products.