Source Code Availability

Description

Ross Anderson has claimed that, for sufficiently large software systems, source code availability aids attackers and defenders equally, but the balance shifts based on a variety of project-specific factors. We track the source code availability for each project measured.

Data Collection

Discuss source code availability with the project staff, or infer from the existence of a public repository or other, legal, public distribution of the source code.

Values: Open Source, Closed Source