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It's Open Source! (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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Not discrediting Open Source Software, but nothing is 100% safe.

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[-] grue@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Third box: "yes, yes I do."

[-] t_var_s@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

You guise look at the code?

[-] wick@lemmy.fmhy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

Of course. I don't understand any of it, but it can't hurt check for a stealData function.

[-] MinusPi@pawb.social 5 points 2 years ago

That you formated that appropriately means you still know more about code than the vast majority of people

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 years ago

I don't use the term "open source". I say free software because giving someone else control over your computing is unjust. The proprietor of the program has absolute control over how the program works and you can not change it or use alternative versions of it

[-] Spudwart@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago
[-] Philolurker@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

That's the neat part, you don't!

[-] TurretCorruption@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Very true. There was an issue in one of the linix communities a while where someone got away with submitting malicious code. It was eventuslly discovered and corrected, but it does go to show that bad actors can do some serious damage to open source projects.

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