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It's Open Source! (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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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[–] Lennard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Ehmm. if nobody uses it, it kinda doen't matter if it's safe. And for this example: I bet more people had a look at the code of LibreOffice than MS Office. And i dont think it sends telemetry home in default settings.

[–] joey@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I think they're talking about onlyoffice.