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If Visual Studio Code, which is open source software I use daily and have not audited, tells me to update and I lose something of value to me from it, I'm going
by Kaveren 8y ago
If Visual Studio Code, which is open source software I use daily and have not audited, tells me to update and I lose something of value to me from it, I'm going to be furious.
You can debate about the "real value" of Bitcoin or lack thereof, but I'm sure it had "real value" to the people who lost it. If people will pay $5 for Bitcoin, its worth at the time is $5, if $3,000, "real value" is $3,000. But that's besides the point.
Again, I've never really used Bitcoin and don't find it particularly promising, it's not my hill to die on. I do care about an issue like this, though.
- nradov 8y agoIf having quality software is important to you then you might want to actually pay a vendor that you can hold accountable rather than depending on the kindness of strangers. Free software is great! I use it all the time. But I'm under no illusions about imaginary negligence or accountability.