Am 23.09.2014 15:59, schrieb Hugo Roy:
Hi,
Metaphors when done right can be powerful to convey an idea.
There’s a short article with some good metaphors:
http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/ethicalreports/internetreport/whatisopensource.aspx
Transparency: a car.
An open source license is like having the right to lift your car
bonnet to view the engine. If you use software but can’t see what
it’s doing behind the scenes, then it’s impossible to know what
it’s doing with your data or even if it’s secure. By making code
viewable by all, it’s much easier to spot and fix security flaws
and bugs, which is why many security standards, such as password
encryption, are open source.
Not a very good metaphor, mixing up things.
Transparency is good for "fiddling", hacking something (engine tuning
could be the metaphor).
We all know now (heartbleed, latest bash bug) definitely nobody should
believe just making something visible would be enough for making it
secure. It's a necessary precondition for being able to check code by
third parties, but not a sufficient one.
Bye
Michael
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