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[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

~~I mean you can see the source code. You'll know if anyone does something weird if you have two braincells.~~

Edit: Clown here move along.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You're manually reviewing the entire code of every open source product you use? Manually reviewing the code at every commit of every open source software you use?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Nope, I'm just a clown who doesn't actually work in tech.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I forgot it wasn't any of my business to ask. My bad

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I can't tell if you're joking but if you are that's hilarious

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Oh shit I must've said something really dumb now.

(I wasn't joking).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

It's not a dumb point so much as just naive -- and its the lesson we learned from the xz backdoor.

Sure the source code is out there for anyone to see, but are the right people actually looking?