From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Shridhar Daithankar wrote: > > 1)A system is as secure as it's admin. > > 2)It's easy to secure and maintain it secure if it's open source. > How ? Majority of the Linux users are not security exprts, so even if it is > open source, they cannot take advantage of that open source. In contrast the > "cracker" community are quick to pounce on the opportunity, since they "now" > know where are the loop-holes in the source code. and they can exploit it. > Just passing thought.
At a particular stage of the open source software's development what you say is true. The fact that the source code is open also means that security conscious experts can audit the code and bless it if it passes their rigorous scrutiny. Of course, all of this is in theory. In practice, only mature open source software are more secure as they have had years of scruitny. > If you have some relevent info, toss it over, else "Better get some work > done in time wasted." ;-) You need to cool down a bit. Take a deep breath. Count to ten.... There. Thaths ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: Jabber Inc. Don't miss the IM event of the season | Special offer for OSDN members! JabberConf 2002, Aug. 20-22, Keystone, CO http://www.jabberconf.com/osdn _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
