So, I'm working on Solaris since a few years. and I have installed openSSH since Solaris 6 on prod server. now, openSSH is on Solaris 9, why ?=20 (for you) is it because Sun.com did not make any research ! > Delivered-To: security-discuss@juggernaut.linuxsecurity.com > From: "dan tynan" <dan@cynicus.com> > To: <security-discuss@linuxsecurity.com> > Subject: question re opensource security=20 > Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 13:11:46 -0500 > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > X-Priority: 3 > X-MSMail-Priority: Normal > X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 > X-archive-position: 1277 > X-original-sender: dan@cynicus.com > X-list: security-discuss > X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new >=20 >=20 > OK, I have a question, and I'm hoping some Open Source wonks out there ca= n > answer it for me. >=20 > First, a couple of truisms about open source software: >=20 > 1. It suffers fewer flaws than proprietary software, thanks to the nature= of > open source review. >=20 > 2. When flaws are discovered in open source code, they're fixed faster, > thanks to open source review, etc etc. >=20 > My question: Has anyone ever conducted any studies or surveys that bear o= ut > these truisms? Do you know of any research that suggests open source > software is less flawed and fixed faster? >=20 > If you do, please post the answer here or email me at > OpenSeeker2002@yahoo.com. >=20 > Thanks. >=20 > D.Wood >=20 >=20 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe email security-discuss-request@linuxsecurity.com > with "unsubscribe" in the subject of the message. >=20 Regards=09=09=09CETELEM - Equipe syst=E8me Unix / Xnet. [2-2329] Eric Vanborren=09=0920 av. Georges Pompidou - 92595 Levallois Perret -=20 FRANCE =09=09=09T=E9l: +33 1.46.39.2329 - e-mail: admxnet@cetelem.fr =09=09May The OpenSource be with you ! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe email security-discuss-request@linuxsecurity.com with "unsubscribe" in the subject of the message.