3 Feb
2025
3 Feb
'25
12:51 p.m.
Open source is only safer in that the source code is available to be analyzed and compiled
into something usable. Even if you compile the source, there still might be “unsafe”
things in it, hence it should be analyzed first.
If safety is of paramount importance, a supplied object or executable should never be
used. That’s just common sense.
Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 3, 2025, at 12:42, Donald Whittemore via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
I was not being specific on language or the app. I was questioning the general
impression that open source is safe(r). If I am not proficient in the source language or
have the ability to create my own executable I don’t see how open source is ‘safer’ for
the average Joe or app.