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Eyrie Productions, Unlimited
MuninsFire
Member since Mar-27-07
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Apr-14-14, 09:14 AM (EDT) |
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11. "RE: Heartbleeed?"
In response to message #9
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Yes, you're entirely correct--nonfree, nonopen software will have just as many bugs, but users will be at the mercy of a single entity to get it fixed, which entity may or may not prioritize security-related bugfixes (and, in some cases, will send the cops after people who report those kind of bugs) and who may demand you upgrade to the 'new version' after paying 'em. And you are correct also about the nature of the non-fun-parts code, though that's less a concern in non-security-critical infrastructure and may occasionally benefit from professional-quality rewrites and audits. And this would be why I have, up until very recently, stayed as far from dev work as possible: ops for life! ;-P In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea |
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