Open source security myth

When performing experiments to confirm a hypothesis on the effect of a particular variable on an event or observable occurence, it is common practice to utilize control groups. In an attempt to establish cause and effect in such experiments, one tries to hold all variables that may affect the outcome constant except for the variable that the experiment is interested in. Comparisons of the security of software created by Open Source processes and software produced in a proprietary manner have typically involved several variables besides development methodology.

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