I don't think anyone is claiming that Microsoft is somehow better because there are "many eyes" reviewing Microsoft's source code.
The claim made by open source advocates is that, because the source is open to inspection by all and sundry, bugs are discovered earlier in the development process, and the resulting software has fewer bugs. Hence we have patch Tuesdays because Microsoft's code is full of bugs. Cheers Ken > -----Original Message----- > From: Joe Heaton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, 20 June 2008 3:37 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Code execution vulnerability found in Firefox 3.0 > > And yet, we still have patch Tuesdays for Microsoft :P > > Key word there is "Supposed"... > > > Joe Heaton > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rod Trent [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 10:30 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Code execution vulnerability found in Firefox 3.0 > > And, it is. > > Still, the foundation of "many eyes" is supposed to help uncover bugs > and provide more secure applications. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Gill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 1:10 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Code execution vulnerability found in Firefox 3.0 > > The same could be said for anything. > > -- > Mike Gill > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rod Trent [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 9:59 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Code execution vulnerability found in Firefox 3.0 > > > > With all those eyes looking at the code, you would have thought > someone > > would have seen it before now. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
