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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by 001100010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/memes@lemmy.ml
 

Not discrediting Open Source Software, but nothing is 100% safe.

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Third box: "yes, yes I do."

[–] t_var_s@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You guise look at the code?

[–] wick@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Of course. I don't understand any of it, but it can't hurt check for a stealData function.

[–] MinusPi@pawb.social 5 points 1 year ago

That you formated that appropriately means you still know more about code than the vast majority of people

[–] lemminer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (8 children)

I have doubt about the Linux kernel being properly audited.

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[–] Spudwart@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago
[–] TurretCorruption@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Very true. There was an issue in one of the linix communities a while where someone got away with submitting malicious code. It was eventuslly discovered and corrected, but it does go to show that bad actors can do some serious damage to open source projects.

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[–] Philolurker@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

That's the neat part, you don't!

[–] Yoz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lol that's literally me. They get me everytime. I have to learn how to audit

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