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submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/30846701

The question is simple. I wanted to get a general consensus on if people actually audit the code that they use from FOSS or open source software or apps.

Do you blindly trust the FOSS community? I am trying to get a rough idea here. Sometimes audit the code? Only on mission critical apps? Not at all?

Let's hear it!

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

I don't have the fluency to detect vulnerabilities or memory leaks. I wish I did, and I'm trying to learn. Being self-taught is hard work.

But I can read bug reports and get the hint. And I check upstream sources to make sure projects are still under active development. Even occasional maintenance is better than nothing.

this post was submitted on 29 May 2025
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