TheOpenAnalyst

A quote attributed to various sources goes as follows: “Technology is neither good nor bad, nor is it neutral.” It takes the shape you give to it, but it will always take one shape or another. The same could be said of open source, and ought to be.

I say “ought to”, because over the last week I think I fielded something like half a dozen different arguments from about as many different circles as to whether or not open source was Evil or Good. These polarizations seem to break down like so:

Myth #1: The bad guys can see the source code. Therefore, it’s all the easier for them to discover and exploit vulnerabilities.

Myth #2: The good guys can see the source code. Therefore, bugs and security issues become transparent.

The Good, The Bad, And The Open – Open Source Blog – InformationWeek

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