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I think lots of open source projects could stand to be fuzz-tested just to see if they have any soft spots. Just because people can get access to the source code doesn't mean they do. Some bits of software are higher vulnerability than others. It's the equivalent of peer review in the scientific world.

I've seen my 3 year old crash my Linux distro by banging on the keyboard - I have no idea how he does it. Maybe hire mylittle dude to fuzz-test your software by inputting crazy strings into your text fields to see what it takes to crash it.

[resisting the urge to compare average users to a 3 year old.]