> > ...On 8/19/2014 1:02 AM, Andrew White wrote: > >> With enough eye balls looking at the code all bugs are shallow.... >> > ============ Everybody who reads the news knows that the most serious Internet security bug of all time, the "Heartbeat bug," was in a piece of open-source software that had been used for a decade, and looked at and used by thousands of Web developers.
The users that weren't affected were those heavy-duty software companies who developed their own in-house security layers, and kept the code to themselves. Many software developers have found that it is to their economic advantage to make at least part of their code open-source, and many others have found it to their advantage to make their code proprietary. The choice depends on the developer's marketing plan, the target audience, and the other surrounding economic conditions. In Elecraft's case, making any code open-source makes zero sense, economic or otherwise. The quality of any code is determined by the skill of those working on it, not by whether you can find it on Github. Tony KT0NY ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
