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Originally posted by starshipeleven View Post
The main difference is that opensource is easier to audit, and it can be fixed by anyone interested (that has the resources to do so), not just the manufacturer. That WPA2 encryption vulnerability was rapidly fixed in any device running OpenWrt for example while any device on stock firmware is not going to receive any patch for it and will still be used for a long time.
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Originally posted by Kayote View Post
well the problem is this, is open source really more secure that proprietary software? one will tend to think that yes, but on the other hand there are some examples that is not always like that , one being WPA2 encryption vulnerability which windows was mostly unaffected.
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Originally posted by Sonadow View Post
I'm being sacarstic. Of course I know about that. It's just downright aggrevating that only two USB 80211ac chipsets are compatible with a mainline kernel when there are more than 30 out there and we are moving on to 80211ax.
Things aren't any better on the M.2 / PCIe side as well. The only 80211ac M2/PCIe chipsets that are reliably compatible with a mainline kernel are Intel and Qualcomm, and they make up only half the market. Realtek, Mediatek and Broadcom make up the other 50% and their compatibility is pathetic. Even Realtek, the so-called best of the worst, has spotty M2/PCIe 80211ac compatibility with mainline kernels.
That was years ago, before even AC Wifi was launched. Now I just use what I have since all those great promised speeds and ranges where never achieved in real life. When I need speed, cable is the the only one delivering the promise.
Of course I'm not saying you should buy obsolete tech. Your needs may be much different than mine. But if you want speed, just use the cable, is simpler and way cheaper than high speed Wifi. And if your better half is allergic to cables, well, that is not my problem :-)
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Originally posted by Kayote View Post
yeah right is everything is soo unsecure, why hasn't ISIS took over world communications?
Those backdoors are made for NSA, not Daesh. And national "security" agencies have much more manpower than terrorist organizations (and they have a much higher level).
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Originally posted by Kayote View Post
yeah right is everything is soo unsecure, why hasn't ISIS took over world communications?
Those that took over world communications are those same government agencies that cry buckets of tears about end-to-end encryption in applications, and about how that is bad for "national security", or those in other nations where they mandate back doors or full access for themselves everywhere.
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Originally posted by Kayote View Post
yeah right is everything is soo unsecure, why hasn't ISIS took over world communications?
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Originally posted by Sonadow View PostThings aren't any better on the M.2 / PCIe side as well. The only 80211ac M2/PCIe chipsets that are reliably compatible with a mainline kernel are Intel and Qualcomm, and they make up only half the market.
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Originally posted by Kayote View Post
well the problem is this, is open source really more secure that proprietary software? one will tend to think that yes, but on the other hand there are some examples that is not always like that , one being WPA2 encryption vulnerability which windows was mostly unaffected.
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