[WikiEN-l] New bot up for RFA

[Steve Bennett]

On 1/8/07, James Hare <messedrocker at gmail.com> wrote:
> I can imagine how that can be benefit; it'd allow for public auditing of the
> code.
>
> Problem is, if you let everyone see it, you let EVERYONE see it -- even the
> people who will take a look at it and figure out how to compromise the bot.

Yup. Historical consensus is that the advantages outweigh the
disadvantages. See [[Security through obscurity]].

Steve