The bugs will never be fixed? (Score 2)

Well... okay the bugs may be fixed. But if the Mozilla developers do not put the bugs with the rest (on bugzilla) then they can expect to spend much more time fixing them. And perhaps some will never be fixed...

Aside from that, having the bugs available for everyone to view will allow users to make decisions about whether they want to use Mozilla. Users can make educated decisions about whether Mozilla is secure enough for him/her. Holding back the bugs is like saying: "Mozilla is secure enough for you (end users)," Mozilla developers. Which of course takes away some freedom. Although users have the option to just not use Mozilla until the bugs are fixed or disclosed.

To me this sounds like a marketing decision. I imagine some Netscape suits do not want to ship Mozilla with known security bugs. So they have two options:

1) Delay the shipment of the new Netscape until the important security bugs are fixed.

2) Hide the bugs.

What would you do? Microsoft will hide the bugs. Netscape seems to be no better than Microsoft and will likely share the same fate (watch the next couple years for Microsoft's fate ;)