DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 6 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-square88fedilinkarrow-up198arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up186arrow-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 · 6 days agomessage-square88fedilinkfile-text
“Trust” as in: trust it enough to run it on your machine. (And assuming that you can’t understand code yourself)
minus-squareJoeKrogan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·edit-26 days agoYes because it can be verified by others even if you don’t understand
minus-squareMidnight Wolf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down3·5 days agoEveryone else, in unison: “yes, someone else will say something if this is a bad program” Someone Else™: wind gently blowing, as a tumbleweed goes by
Yes because it can be verified by others even if you don’t understand
Everyone else, in unison: “yes, someone else will say something if this is a bad program”
Someone Else™: wind gently blowing, as a tumbleweed goes by