Comment on How no-techy/"common" people know if a Open Source code is secure?
Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org 1 week ago
No. Software hasn’t thousands, but millions of lines of code. So what did you think that programmers owe you?
Open source software is none the worse just because you can’t read source code. Nobody requires you to read it.
You can decide to trust the others that have actually read the source code. Or the ones that use it without reading the source code. Or you can decide not to trust them. You are free to decide. You are even free not to decide :)
Now tell us about your freedom when you pay for Microslop.
Lumidaub@feddit.org 1 week ago
Devil’s advocate: if there’s actual malicious code in Microslop, I’m free to sue (and there’ll be evidence, not just from me but other paying customers as well).
dhork@lemmy.world 1 week ago
No you’re not free to sue. If you read that license agreement you will find that your right to sue has likely been waived into some corporate-friendly arbitration process. Yes, you can try to sue anyway, but you have to find a way past that clause first.
Lumidaub@feddit.org 1 week ago
I’d assume that to be considered an unfair term under EU law and not be binding in case of malicious code.
dhork@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I keep forgetting there are people who live in places without all the FREEDOM^TM^ we have in America. Carry on, then…