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> If someone hacks the app using your library. Sorry, but I still don't understand what you mean here. There could be a bug in the library in the same manner t
by javiercr 10y ago
> If someone hacks the app using your library.
Sorry, but I still don't understand what you mean here. There could be a bug in the library in the same manner that there could be bugs in any other open source library. Could those bugs become a security issue for your app? Yes, they could. Despite of this we all use open source software, right?
Let's say you were using Active Merchant[1], would you sue Shopify if someone hacked your app to process irregular payments through your Bank's payment gateway (accessed by Active Merchant [2])?
[1] https://github.com/activemerchant/active_merchant https://github.com/activemerchant/active_merchant
[2] https://github.com/activemerchant/active_merchant/tree/master/lib/active_merchant/billing/gateways https://github.com/activemerchant/active_merchant/tree/maste...
- drvdevd 10y agoAlso, most OSS licenses protect the developers against this kind of nonsense anyway ('...not guaranteed fit for any purpose...'), for good reason.