Comment on As a non-techie, where/how can I find out if software is safe?
morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
Mostly if you find an attached GitHub repository to the software, you can have a bit more trust in it than otherwise, it means that the developer is putting their cards on the table and not trying to hide something nefarious. Of course there are caveats to this but it’s a good start.
Hjalamanger@feddit.nu 2 months ago
Also, check the number of contributors to a project. All of those people do (probably) trust the project and have also (probably) read at least parts of the source code for it