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People in a single entity are by definition not independent.

• xapata 10y ago
  In that sense, no one is independent. We've all got friends and family, or at least people we know. By definition, if you've heard of someone else's software, that person had a social network by which they distributed the software to you.
  • holri 10y ago
    Social dependency is not binary. Developers in a company a much more dependent from each other and the boss, than reviewers of free software.
    • xapata 10y ago
      Very true. Maybe I misread your previous comment as being more binary than you intended. Keep in mind that reviewers of free software are also often employees and may have some agenda beyond pure altruism, even if the software isn't copyright of the employer. Open source is big business these days.
      • holri 10y ago
        Maybe Open Source is big business, but not free software.
        • xapata 10y ago
          It all is. The person contributing to gcc needs to make money somehow. Well, at least it could be considered tainted by self-interest if you're paranoid. My point was that commercial interest does not prevent quality/security.