001100 010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-21 year agoIt's Open Source!lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down14file-text
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minus-squareCypher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·1 year agoLuckily there are people who do know, and we verify things for our own security and for the community as part of keeping Open Source projects healthy.
minus-squaredanc4498@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoOpen source software is safe because somebody knows how to audit it.
minus-squareandrew@lemmy.stuart.funlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoAnd to a large extent, there is automatic software that can audit things like dependencies. This software is also largely open source because hey, nobody’s perfect. But this only works when your source is available.
Luckily there are people who do know, and we verify things for our own security and for the community as part of keeping Open Source projects healthy.
Open source software is safe because somebody knows how to audit it.
And to a large extent, there is automatic software that can audit things like dependencies. This software is also largely open source because hey, nobody’s perfect. But this only works when your source is available.