Re: just saying

For most users it makes no real difference using closed or open source code,because yes,they can look inside the code,but to understand what the code does they need a master degree. So,for all these users,maybe it's a better idea to use the closed source OS,at least they will be able to use the OS in a more functional way. For sure someone else will work to find the backdoors,but again : a newbie will not be able to understand if a backdoor has been found or if their os is patched. They can only trust what the programmers say. At this point a psychological attitude is needed to gain the real advantage of the open source code : to believe in the good faith of the "good" programmers,but ehy,even this can be hard for someone.

Il giorno gio 24 nov 2022 alle ore 23:43 Peter von Kaehne <refdoc@gmx.net> ha scritto:

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> Even if you have it can be very hard to find carefully constructed back doors.

Shrug.. as opposed to installing closed source programmes where you know you are spied upon ? Which may of course have back doors but thanks tk being closed you I’ll not even learn about?

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> Some code has been carefully looked at but most has not.
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>>> On Thu, Nov 24, 2022 at 4:03 PM mick.crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I love open source, more than you might think, but I have a niggling
>>> feeling it's been infiltrated to make user control difficult.
>>> If I was a spook it's what I'd do.
>>> Please prove me wrong.
>>> mick
>>>
>>>
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