Microsoft has set up a bug-tracking system for Visual Studio. Scott Mace notes an interview on the Microsoft developer site in which a Microsoft product unit manager discusses why the company will pull any unpatched bug reports that involve potential security holes (to avoid giving helpful hints to hackers, natch). Mace asks:
"I wonder to what extent such censorship takes place on Bugzilla or the other online bug reporting systems for open-source projects?"
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