That's not an example, that's a bit of a stretch of an analogy. I think a closer example would be: I'm a General looking to buy a pre-built military fortress. There's this guy here that's selling one. It's pretty shiny, but he's not giving away the plans. There's another guy selling a different one, and it comes with the plans. Both people sell lots of buildings just like the ones they're selling me. They even sell the same ones to my enemies. Which do I choose?
Even still, software is not concrete and metal. On Fri, 2004-02-13 at 20:05, Dustin Puryear wrote: > Let's regroup and consider an example that follows the discussion being held > here. > > I am a General in the military protecting a fortress. It is my job to keep > the treasure in the inner keep safe. Am I more secure by keeping my building > plans to myself, or by letting outside experts, who I have no control over, > review the plans for me? > > Naturally, it is entirely possible for an attacker to get his hands on my > plans even if I don't release them (e.g., because of an internal spy or, oh > I don't know, if an angry employee posts them on the Internet). It is also > possible that one of the outside experts is actually a future attacker. > > Which is better? Is it always better? > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
