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I'd like to remark that your argument is not valid: To know that your system won't spy on you, all you need is open code (transparency). You don't need it to be
by cschwarm 15y ago
I'd like to remark that your argument is not valid: To know that your system won't spy on you, all you need is open code (transparency). You don't need it to be free.
Theoretically, you can have a completely unfree system that is completely open at the same time.
- HalibetLector 15y agoI don't see how that invalidates my argument. I don't mention paid vs unpaid at all, just closed and open.
- cschwarm 15y agoI didn't mention paid vs. unpaid, either. I was speaking about 'free' as in 'free software' vs. proprietary. My point was that you can have a proprietary system that is open. For reference, this was the argument I was replying to: > … if there's even one proprietary bit of executable code, you can't guarantee your system isn't spying (or capable of spying) on you.