Security and user-support Free and open-source software
according linus s law more people can see , test set of code, more flaws caught , fixed quickly. however, not guarantee high level of participation. having grouping of full time professionals behind commercial product can in cases superior foss. there can undesired functionality built intentionally foss , not detected or fixed − e.g. due no or few users checking source code, changes software getting denied or source code being hardly readable.
furthermore publicized source code might make easier hackers find vulnerabilities in , write exploits. assumes such malicious hackers more effective white hat hackers responsibly disclose or fix vulnerabilities, no code leaks or exfiltrations occur , reverse engineering of proprietary code hindrance of significance malicious hackers.
in general can found foss more secure , has user-support exceptions of specific − niche or obsolete − software solutions.
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