DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 24 days agoWould you trust an open source software maintained by a developer who you disagree with politically (or otherwise don't like the developer)?message-squaremessage-square111linkfedilinkarrow-up1126file-text
arrow-up1126message-squareWould you trust an open source software maintained by a developer who you disagree with politically (or otherwise don't like the developer)?DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 24 days agomessage-square111linkfedilinkfile-text
“Trust” as in: trust it enough to run it on your machine. (And assuming that you can’t understand code yourself)
minus-squarethebestaquaman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·24 days agoRef. the famous Ken Thompson hack. At some point you’re forced to trust someone.
Ref. the famous Ken Thompson hack. At some point you’re forced to trust someone.