Newbie questions are good. Let there always be a lot of them.
Well, my turn for a newbie question. Surely they don't share 0day vulnerability fixes until after they are released? So they don't really share everything?
Bug Report 949446: “i can see all source code of all projects”
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Re: Bug Report 949446: “i can see all source code of all projects”
#12I hope in a decade or so, someone will come to Microsoft forums and informs that the source code of windows doesn't seem to be visible on their github account and asks if they could fix this.
I think it's more likely that Windows source code will be available on GitHub in 10 years.
Maybe they'll release old sources for historical / nostalgic reasons - the same reasons for
id Software to open source Doom and other classic games.
Re: Bug Report 949446: “i can see all source code of all projects”
#13I hope in a decade or so, someone will come to Microsoft forums and informs that the source code of windows doesn't seem to be visible on their github account and asks if they could fix this.
Yep, that's definitely a bug worth reporting! ;)
Re: Bug Report 949446: “i can see all source code of all projects”
#14I hope in a decade or so, someone will come to Microsoft forums and informs that the source code of windows doesn't seem to be visible on their github account and asks if they could fix this.
Or maybe Apple.
Re: Bug Report 949446: “i can see all source code of all projects”
#15I love those "White Knight" bug reporters, on par with the "Think of the children" crowd
Maybe you should think for 2 seconds before opening a bug report? Too hard?
Re: Bug Report 949446: “i can see all source code of all projects”
#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think it's more likely that Windows source code will be available on GitHub in 10 years.
Maybe they'll release old sources for historical / nostalgic reasons - the same reasons for id Software to open source Doom and other classic games.
They did with MS-DOS.
I don't understand why not most old software (OSes, programs, games) aren't commonly made open source though, it's not as if anyone is making money with Windows 95 these days.
Re: Bug Report 949446: “i can see all source code of all projects”
#17Newbie questions are good. Let there always be a lot of them.
Well, my turn for a newbie question. Surely they don't share 0day vulnerability fixes until after they are released? So they don't really share everything?
I don't know, but I would find it extremely weird if they announced how to hack Firefox (or any other product) before widely releasing a fix. From that fix you can often find the vulnerability (the changed code is visible) to keeping it a secret afterwards is pointless, but beforehand I don't see any good reason to publish it.
Re: Bug Report 949446: “i can see all source code of all projects”
#18Newbie questions are good. Let there always be a lot of them.
Well, my turn for a newbie question. Surely they don't share 0day vulnerability fixes until after they are released? So they don't really share everything?
There is a "security sensitive" flag that can be set on a bug, and then only certain privileged users can see it. Such a bug will be made publicly visible once it is fixed and the fix makes it into a released version of Firefox and a certain amount of time passes.
Full details here: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/governance/policies/secu...
Re: Bug Report 949446: “i can see all source code of all projects”
#19I hope in a decade or so, someone will come to Microsoft forums and informs that the source code of windows doesn't seem to be visible on their github account and asks if they could fix this.
Or maybe Apple.
Re: Bug Report 949446: “i can see all source code of all projects”
#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
Or maybe Apple.
http://www.opensource.apple.com/
Yeah. I'm aware that Apple has made some great contributions in Open Source. However, that doesn't change the fact that they live on proprietary technologies and investing in OSS is just a strategic business action.
This article here explains this: http://sealedabstract.com/rants/beyond-open-source/