[Bush2000]

This type of "secret" exploit would affect closed source as well, maybe even more. Atleast with open source, there is a lot of code review by the community. Who is reviewing Microsofts code? The FBI? The CIA? The NSA? So, this does not make open source "less" secure than closed source.

MS Windows source code is available under license. This is not surprising since the DoD, NSA, and other similar agencies require access to source code. Have a nice day.

[Crispy]

"MS Windows source code is available under license. This is not surprising since the DoD, NSA, and other similar agencies require access to source code. Have a nice day."

Okay... But you can freely download open source off the net without signing some stupid license agreement and probably in the case of Microsoft, forking over a chunk of change. Thus, more people look at Open source code than Microsoft code. Have a nice day yourself.