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		matthewmacleod on Jan 5, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: AMD ships microcode update to disable some branch ... That’s true to some extent, but it’s not like open source software is free from security issues. Open source might make it easier to find and fix issues, but it can’t avoid them entirely.

SAI_Peregrinus on Jan 5, 2018 [–]

Open source is necessary but not sufficient for security. Secure systems are a strict subset of open systems.

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