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Open sourcing wouldn't help that much with trust on iOS, I think, because you can not install the app by compiling it yourself. You still have to trust that the

by Tichy 15y ago

Open sourcing wouldn't help that much with trust on iOS, I think, because you can not install the app by compiling it yourself. You still have to trust that the version in the app store is the same as the open source version.

thomasjoulin 15y ago
you could diff the binaries though
- atlbeer 15y ago
  Signed binaries? Nope
  - leon_ 15y ago
    strip the signature then? (os x devtools include a command line tool that can do that)
sneak 15y ago
Not to nitpick, but anyone in the iOS developer program can do just that - compile and run their own binaries. Alternately, jailbreak. It's not like it's impossible (or even expensive).
- Tichy 15y ago
  I think it costs 100$ (per year?), a lot more than the average app. But point taken - maybe for iOS developers, an OSS version would increase trust.