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Does OpenSSL need a Linus Torvalds?

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ITworld; By Jim Lynch
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In today's open source roundup: OpenSSL may suffer from the lack of a visionary like Linus Torvalds. Plus: The media's exploitive coverage of the Heartbleed bug, and Chromebooks could destroy Windows.

The OpenSSL Heartbleed bug is everywhere in the media these days. Did Heartbleed happen because OpenSSL lacks the resources and visionary leadership of Linux? Does OpenSSL need a Linus Torvalds to guide and promote it? The NY Times looks at the differences between Linux and OpenSSL.

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