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On 01/03/18 00:26, Rich Freeman wrote: |
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> Like everybody around here I prefer a FOSS implementation, |
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> and would trust it more due to the "many eyes" philosophy, but I'd |
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> stop short of saying that the Windows software firewall is |
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> particularly insecure. |
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Bear in mind that "many eyes" only works when said eyes are looking in |
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that direction. |
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The crucial take-away is that "many eyes" does not make products any |
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better, it just means that when a bug is found, it's a lot easier to |
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find the solution. Because any interested party can look for it rather |
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than hitting a notice "Kein Eintritt!" |
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Cheers, |
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Wol |
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