
>The notion that open source software is more likely to be secure because anyone can look at the >source code looks just a little less sound today,
I know everything on the register is a bit tongue in cheek ... but this is just FUD.
The reason this was fixed is because someone could look at the source, see that it was broken and fix it. These exact same bugs undoubtedly exist in closed source software but you have no chance of fixing the issue as a third party.
The fact that someone didn't find it sooner just suggests that more code audits need to happen more often. If GnuTLS is important to you, your business etc maybe instead of whining about someone finding bugs and fixing them you should be putting your money where your mouth is and pay someone to audit the codebase for you.