I echo the calls for open sourcing FMS.
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Originally Posted by Eugene Fang
The best security is achieved when everyone can see the problems and then fix them, not through obfuscation. Security achieved because "no one knows how our internals work" is bad practice.
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Originally Posted by Eugene Fang
It's important that to note that "open source" does not mean anyone can make edits without review, potentially allowing the system to be "sabotaged." Changes must still be reviewed and then accepted by the owner.
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This and this.
Open Source does not mean there is not a core group of developers committed to working on it for a deadline. It just opens it up to the possibility that extra pairs of hands/eyes can be volunteered.
Open-sourced software does not make it more vulnerable to security flaws; in fact, if the community is strong enough, it can lead to even better security. Again, another set of eyes/hands to spot and fix those security, performance and scalability issues.
One could argue that FIRST should make FMS
Free, not just Open Source, Software, but one step at a time I guess.