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Story: Schmidt: Proprietary code is more securely written

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Weak

Notice how he sidesteps the question about whether the Linux kernel is more or less secure than Windows. He also lumps the entire open-source range against proprietry without giving any comparative examples.

In my experience all the core applications that make up an open platform are very well managed. Mention a vulnerability and they are all over it like a rash.

Talking about not reviewing code from a security viewpoint is disingenuous. The same is equally true for coders of proprietry kit. Indeed, nobody connected to a project should review it for security. People are notoriously unable to see defects in their own logic - and that doesn't just apply to ssoftware.

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