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On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 12:23 AM, Adam Carter <adamcarter3@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 2:05 PM, Thanasis <thanasis@asyr.hopto.org> wrote:
>> I noticed that chromium's code has a lot of vulnerabilities.
>> https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=www-client%2Fchromium
>> I suppose this is why we see so often version upgrades of it (and it's
>> not a small app to build).
>> Why is its code so, should I say prone to bugs, compared to
>> other browsers?
>
> You've made an assumption there. Correlation implies causation?
>
> Perhaps there's more bugs found because of the bounties paid? Or maybe
> its because the code is newer than the alternatives.... I don't think
> its possible to make a judgement based on the information I have.

At least one of the "multiple vulnerabilities" bugs linked to a Chrome
update notice which didn't list any vulnerabilities. (Well, except a
Flash update, which I didn't dig into)


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