An open letter to the open source community about the security of open source pr

["chris corcoran" <chriscorcoran9@hotmail.com>]

An open letter to the open source community about the security of open 
source projects.

With the recent attacks on open source projects I was stuck by and idea. I 
thought that open source projects could come together and pool there 
resources to form a project whose soul goal would be to protect the networks 
that open source projects use.The common goal of all open source projects is 
to distribute open source software at no cost to anyone and everyone. This 
leaves all projects open to possible attacks. It is my belief that if large 
open source projects pool their resources they can not only protect them 
selves and each other but keep the open source movement alive. On top of 
that this project could set an example for others on how network security 
can permeable to some but still protect a networks assets.

I envisioned this project consisting of four parts. One part would deal with 
workstation security. This part would be responsible for setting proper 
procedure and making sure users follow it as well as securing and 
maintaining each workstation. A second part would be responsible for network 
security. This part would ultimately be responsible for securing and 
maintaining servers, routers, hubs, switches etc. A third part would be 
responsible for network protection and forensics. This part would watch 
network activity for possible attacks and track down hackers of past 
attacks.

It is my belief that these three parts would work in tandem to protect each 
project. I also believe that if you combined the resources of large projects 
like Gentoo, Debian and the FSF that these projects would have a better 
chance of surviving attacks.

This is just and idea. I thought I would send it out to some people who 
obviously know more about it then I do and get some feedback.

So if you like my idea or have something to add or anything email me at 
Chriscorcoran9@hotmail.com

Thank You for Your Time and have a wonderful day!
-Chris Corcoran

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