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> Do you read all that code and evaluate the reputation of all dependencies? Why of course. I do this for every piece of software on my computer, from the devi
by sequoia 7y ago
> Do you read all that code and evaluate the reputation of all dependencies?
Why of course. I do this for every piece of software on my computer, from the device drivers to the OS, I review every patch to firefox & chrome as well. /s
Running someone else's software inherently means extending them trust. This objection is especially confusing on a piece of software where you can actually inspect all the source if you like (unlike e.g. device drivers and OS code unless you run Gnu/Linux + all Free drivers, as few but RMS do).
- Inhibit 7y agoYour tongue in cheek points are good. But on that last bit I disagree. Many, many systems run nothing but stock open source kernel drivers under Linux. I daresay home systems with closed drivers are more of an exception. All those VMs in the "cloud".