Software Freedom Doesn't Kill People, Security Through Obscurity Kills People
The author asks for evidence of GPLv3 software hurting people. This includes the Linux kernel, for which there are many examples of incidents. The below was the first I found[1] and it has the benefit of involving multiple open-source projects under different licenses.<p>The idea that software is inherently safer because it's released under an open-source license is overly simplistic in the extreme. Just the most obvious reason for this is that opportunity for independent review doesn't guarantee that review will happen. The wisdom of the crowd doesn't guarantee a third party review will be better or more thorough than a solid first party system. Open-source provides the possibility of review, and that's all. Hypothetical eyes make no bugs shallow.<p>Edit - I'm not making a claim one way or the other about the relative safety of open vs proprietary software, I'm merely saying that the comparison is deeper and more nuanced than the way it is typically portrayed.<p>1 - <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28867113" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28867113</a>