• DocumentCode
    2088313
  • Title

    Will openish source really improve security?

  • Author

    McGraw, Gary

  • Author_Institution
    Reliable Software Technol., Dulles, VA, USA
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    2000
  • Firstpage
    128
  • Lastpage
    129
  • Abstract
    I am using the term openish source as a reaction to the fact that the OSI has hijacked the term open source and the natural definition most people likely intuit does not apply. The term I am using is ridiculous. I chose an intentionally ridiculous term to emphasize the silly nature of common arguments for making open source mean something it does not mean to most people. The openish source community claims that the movement towards providing free, source-code available programs will result in more secure software. This claim appears to be based on several fallacies briefly presented: the Microsoft fallacy; the Java fallacy; and the many-eyeballs fallacy
  • Keywords
    Java; public domain software; security of data; Java; Microsoft; free software; open source software; system security; Casting; Computer bugs; Costs; Information security; Java; Logic; Open source software; Open systems; Packaging; Vacuum systems;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Security and Privacy, 2000. S&P 2000. Proceedings. 2000 IEEE Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Berkeley, CA
  • ISSN
    1081-6011
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7695-0665-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SECPRI.2000.848478
  • Filename
    848478