![]() In the Linux world, on the other hand, countless users can see the code at any time, making it more likely that someone will find a flaw sooner rather than later. Not a very comforting thought for the businesses that depend on that technology. They adhere to their own set timetables, and they don’t generally tell anyone about the problems until they’ve already created a solution, leaving the door open to exploits until that happens. With Windows, it’s a limited set of paid developers who are trying to find problems in the code. ![]() This, in other words, is essentially the polar opposite of the “security through obscurity” argument. ![]() “Linus’ Law”–named for Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux–holds that, “given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow.” What that means is that the larger the group of developers and testers working on a set of code, the more likely any flaws will be caught and fixed quickly. ![]()
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