While I generally agree, the project needs to be big enough that somebody looks through the code.
I would argue Microsoft word is safer than some l small abandoned open source software from some Russian developer
That’s true, but I’m not a programmer and on a GitHub project with 3 stars I can’t count on someone else doing it. (Of course this argument doesnt apply to big projects like libre office) With Microsoft I can at least trust that they will be in trouble or at least get bad press when doing something malicious.
While I generally agree, the project needs to be big enough that somebody looks through the code. I would argue Microsoft word is safer than some l small abandoned open source software from some Russian developer
no, proprietary software its always possible malware and you have no weapon against it. being able to audit is always better.
That’s true, but I’m not a programmer and on a GitHub project with 3 stars I can’t count on someone else doing it. (Of course this argument doesnt apply to big projects like libre office) With Microsoft I can at least trust that they will be in trouble or at least get bad press when doing something malicious.
undefined> With Microsoft I can at least trust that they will be in trouble
lol yeah if anybody finds out… something something NSA