OK Mastodon #OpenSource folks, this is your time to shine
I need some examples of common open source myths. This will have a security slant to it when I put it all together, but I'm not only looking for security examples, I want all types
Here are a few I've cooked up, but I know there are ton more
- Most projects have more than one maintainer
- Most projects are part of a large foundation like Eclipse or Linux Foundation
- There are many options for libraries and you can swap them out if needed
- Open source is more secure than closed source
- Open source is less secure than closed source
- Most projects have funding driving the development
- If I use open source in my product, I have to open source the whole product
- If the source code is available, it’s open source
- There are a few thousand open source projects
I want them all, no matter how small, silly, or obvious you think they are, let me know
Seirdy
in reply to Josh Bressers • • •i elaborated on the “more secure” myth here: seirdy.one/posts/2022/02/02/fl…
Also: your contribution to a FOSS project will be used in the FOSS project instead of being used in a proprietary project (see CLAs)
The right thing for the wrong reasons: FLOSS doesn't imply security
Seirdy’s HomeSeirdy
in reply to Seirdy • • •Jerry Bell :bell: :llama: :verified_paw: :verified_dragon: :rebelverified:
in reply to Josh Bressers • • •Vern McCandlish
in reply to Jerry Bell :bell: :llama: :verified_paw: :verified_dragon: :rebelverified: • • •Jerry Bell :bell: :llama: :verified_paw: :verified_dragon: :rebelverified:
in reply to Vern McCandlish • • •Vern McCandlish
in reply to Jerry Bell :bell: :llama: :verified_paw: :verified_dragon: :rebelverified: • • •Jerry Bell :bell: :llama: :verified_paw: :verified_dragon: :rebelverified:
in reply to Vern McCandlish • • •@malanalysis
Free as in speech
Free as in beer
Free as in puppy
I think this should be the new taxonomy