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-squarezxqwas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·2 days agoDepends on the software. I’d not trust a vpn that was made in an authoritarian state. I’ll play a game made in one. As for the developer if they are more famous for their political views than the software I’d probably not install it.
Depends on the software. I’d not trust a vpn that was made in an authoritarian state. I’ll play a game made in one.
As for the developer if they are more famous for their political views than the software I’d probably not install it.