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
Link To Document :
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