[Full-disclosure] OSS means slower patches

["Ivan ." <ivanhec@xxxxxxxxx>]

An interesting perspective?

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,16650762%5E15306%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html

Symantec Australia managing director David Sykes said the increasing
popularity of open source software, such as the Mozilla Foundation's
Firefox browser, could be part of the reason for the increase in the
gap between vulnerability and patch, with the open source development
model itself part of the problem. "It is relying on the goodwill and
best efforts of many people, and that doesn't have the same commercial
imperative," he said. "I'm sure that is part of what is causing the
blow-out in the patch window."
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