From: Mike '/m' 

On Sat, 30 Nov 2002 16:38:00 -0500, "Robert Comer"
 wrote:

>> My point was, that open/closed source leaves the average Joe in the same
>> situation - neither one is automagically more secure than the other.
>
>And I agree with that point.
>


On the other hand, the OpenBSD folk have done and are doing some very nice
work in the priviledge reduction arena.

 /m






>
>"Antti Kurenniemi"  wrote
in message
>news:3de8fdc4$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
>> news:3de8eeef{at}w3.nls.net...
>> > > Provided that I am good enough at programming to even find
>> > > what's wrong, let alone to understand the fix.
>> >
>> > You seem like you are to me, but if you aren't that's okay too, find
>> > someone you trust and get them to test it if you don't trust it.
>>
>> My point was, that open/closed source leaves the average Joe in the same
>> situation - neither one is automagically more secure than the other.
>>
>>
>> Antti Kurenniemi
>>
>>
>>
>

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