@article {payne2002security, title = {On the security of open source software}, journal = {Information systems journal}, volume = {12}, number = {1}, year = {2002}, pages = {61{\textendash}78}, publisher = {Wiley Online Library}, abstract = {With the rising popularity of so-called {\textquoteleft}open source{\textquoteright} software there has been increasing interest in both its various benefits and disadvantages. In particular, despite its prominent use in providing many aspects of the Internet{\textquoteright}s basic infrastructure, many still question the suitability of such software for the commerce-oriented Internet of the future. This paper evaluates the suitability of open source software with respect to one of the key attributes that tomorrow{\textquoteright}s Internet will require, namely security. It seeks to present a variety of arguments that have been made, both for and against open source security and analyses in relation to empirical evidence of system security from a previous study. The results represent preliminary quantitative evidence concerning the security issues surrounding the use and development of open source software, in particular relative to traditional proprietary software.}, keywords = {security}, attachments = {https://flosshub.org/sites/flosshub.org/files/Payne2002_ISJ12_SecurityOSS.pdf}, author = {Payne, Christian} }