DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 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-square110fedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1111arrow-down1message-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 · 2 days agomessage-square110fedilinkfile-text
“Trust” as in: trust it enough to run it on your machine. (And assuming that you can’t understand code yourself)
minus-squareEheran@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 days agoYou always have to trust others. If a key person can not be trusted anymore, the option to constantly check the code is not really an option.
minus-squarethebestaquaman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoRef. the famous Ken Thompson hack. At some point you’re forced to trust someone.
minus-squareother8026@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoAt this point GrapheneOS is big enough that there are people who do pay attention to changes and forks that would notice as well.
You always have to trust others. If a key person can not be trusted anymore, the option to constantly check the code is not really an option.
Ref. the famous Ken Thompson hack. At some point you’re forced to trust someone.
At this point GrapheneOS is big enough that there are people who do pay attention to changes and forks that would notice as well.