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What would the reason for it being open-source anyways? Unless it's in a state for someone else to use it in their own space/context with separate data, etc, th
by zo1 6y ago
What would the reason for it being open-source anyways? Unless it's in a state for someone else to use it in their own space/context with separate data, etc, then making it open source is just a marketing/promotion tactic with the side-benefit of maybe having your code audited on some level. The rest is just negatives, tbh.
- nelsonic 6y agoRespectfully, I disagree with your premise/question. Open Source is about way more than marketing/promotion. It's a means to make the world a better place. Unless something needs to be private because its a state secret (security through obscurity), all software should be open source by default. That way all of humanity can benefit from it and we can reduce duplication of effort.
- hannasanarion 6y agoWhat are the negatives? The value of HIBP is in its data, not in its algorithm. They lose nothing by open-sourcing.