Software Security Through Open Source

The last few years have shown a worldwide rise in the attention for, and ac-tual use of, open source software (OSS), most notably of the operating systemLinuxandvariousapplicationsrunningontopofit. Variousmajorcompaniesand governments are adopting OSS. As a result, there are many publicationsconcerningitsadvantagesanddisadvantages. Theongoingdiscussionscoverawiderangeoftopics, suchasWindowsversusLinux, costissues, intellectualpropertyrights, developmentmethods, etc. Herewewishtofocusonsecurity

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