If you google the phrase "open source security", you'll find plenty of articles which debunk the "myth" of open source security, fuel the debate of Linus' law vs. security through obscurity, or argue which type of software, proprietary or open source, is more secure. Yet, the question "which type of software is more secure?" is impossible to answer.
Software security is highly dependent upon many variables: the programming language used, the practices implemented by the individual programmers, the processes imposed by the specific organization overseeing the programmers, and the configuration of the software by a particular end-user. This issue of the OSBR examines several facets of open source security.
Q. Most commercial software companies employ product managers to handle the planning and marketing of software products, whereas few open source projects have a product manager. Does lack of product management impact the users of open source?
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."
Thomas Edison
"Revolutionary networking concepts and an unprecedented mix of technical challenges have made Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) one of the major research trends of the 21st century. However...despite years of research and development and technical maturity, WSN products and solutions are yet neither fully adopted nor widely deployed."
"You have a broad selection of open source projects to choose from...It's not easy to get the equations right--how strong is the community or how does it fit with us."
Bud Tribble, vice president of software technology at Apple