I'm back now after the holiday break and a bout with illness. Luckily it's been a fairly slow couple of weeks.
Coverity and Open Source
There were quite a few stories about Coverity this week. Most were rather poorly written and were confusing at best. The real story is best read from the Coverity site here:
http://scan.coverity.com/
In general Coverity is portrayed in a mostly positive light for providing their service to various Open Source projects. In reality it's not that simple. Using a closed source tool for the supposed benefit of Open Source is misleading at best. If Coverity was serious about improving the state of Open Source, they would release their tool under an Open Source license for the community to consume and improve upon. Right now they simply have a clever marketing program.
Bruce Schneier Interview
Computerworld has a nice interview with Bruce Schneier that even mentions Linux:
http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1891124482;pp;1
He is one of the few security public figures who can explain things in a manner that most people can understand.
