Software, Security, and Freedom
Eben Moglen on why free software matters:
Free software is, in fact, far more secure than proprietary software, for the same reason that it has fewer defects of other, non-security kinds. First, the entire user community is able to read the code and locate problems through static analysis; problems are unearthed as people learn about the programs for their own purposes. And when problems are recognized, through any means, they can be fixed by the first person who discovers them. So fixes are quicker to attain, and can be vetted, in turn, by thousands of users around the world immediately.
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