Most open-source development work, like the name says, is done in the open. The exception is the first stages of security work. Unpatched security holes, however, are discussed and fixed behind closed ...

In context: Microsoft has seen a big transformation under Satya Nadella, from a company culture and strategy where "Linux is cancer," to one that's increasingly embracing Linux and open source. The ...

Almost all of Linux's development work is conducted in the open. Almost. One of the few exceptions is when companies or hackers reveal unpatched security holes to Linux developers. In those cases, ...