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> I see no reason why open source helps here Open source doesn't make things automatically secure, but one can't argue that it isn't much easier to inspect.
by ajconway 7y ago
> I see no reason why open source helps here
Open source doesn't make things automatically secure, but one can't argue that it isn't much easier to inspect.
- UncleMeat 7y agoI really can. Bytecode is basically the same as source. Decompiled binaries are harder to read, but there are oodles of professionals who are very skilled at reading decompiled code. The actual structure of the program itself plays (to me) a much bigger role in the auditability of a system.
- orestarod 7y agoOpen source code is much easier easier to inspect than compiled bytecode, no matter how you look at it.