>So it's not about closed-source or open-source, but rather it's about trust. And that's my point. How can I trust someone who's unwilling to show me the sourc

>So it's not about closed-source or open-source, but rather it's about trust. And that's my point. How can I trust someone who's unwilling to show me the source of their software and denies me my basic freedoms? What I am not saying is that Free Software should be blindly trusted - that would be stupid and reckless. What I am saying is that for security[1], proprietary software cannot and must not be trusted, under any circumstances. You cannot even verify what the program you are using does? It's not secure, full stop. And again, it's a massive difference between hiding a backdoor in a binary blob as opposed to essentially trying to hide it in plain sight. It's possible, but highly unlikely to go unnoticed for a prolonged amount of time. And if it is found, it will probably be fixed pretty much instantly as per Linus' Law. Finally, corporations and businesses are bound to law for the most part. If they are required (or ordered) to include a backdoor for the FBI or NSA, they will most likely have to oblige. Not so much for Free Software. You essentially cannot force such a backdoor since even if the original maintainers include it, the project will just be forked, and law enforcement - to put it bluntly - can't do shit against it. [1] And arguably everywhere else, too, but I'd prefer to stay on topic.