Some may assume that working on Android elicits a natural bias towards open source. Perhaps! However, I’ve spent more of my 30+ year software engineering career working on closed source software, there is more closed source than open source software powering all of Google’s products and services, and there even is more closed source software than open source software from Google found on every certified Android device. I have never been a FOSS zealot and instead look at this question purely from a technical security perspective based on experience in both worlds. So let’s explore this question while dispelling some common misconceptions on the topic!
Open vs. closed source: which wins for security?
Open vs. closed source: which wins for…
Open vs. closed source: which wins for security?
Some may assume that working on Android elicits a natural bias towards open source. Perhaps! However, I’ve spent more of my 30+ year software engineering career working on closed source software, there is more closed source than open source software powering all of Google’s products and services, and there even is more closed source software than open source software from Google found on every certified Android device. I have never been a FOSS zealot and instead look at this question purely from a technical security perspective based on experience in both worlds. So let’s explore this question while dispelling some common misconceptions on the topic!