On 01/03/18 00:26, Rich Freeman wrote:
> Like everybody around here I prefer a FOSS implementation,
> and would trust it more due to the "many eyes" philosophy, but I'd
> stop short of saying that the Windows software firewall is
> particularly insecure.

Bear in mind that "many eyes" only works when said eyes are looking in
that direction.

The crucial take-away is that "many eyes" does not make products any
better, it just means that when a bug is found, it's a lot easier to
find the solution. Because any interested party can look for it rather
than hitting a notice "Kein Eintritt!"

Cheers,
Wol

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