Perhaps the distinction between "developers" and "users" is illusory. "Developers" are themselves "users" and they, too, must trust other "developers". I comp

Perhaps the distinction between "developers" and "users" is illusory. "Developers" are themselves "users" and they, too, must trust other "developers". I compile kernel and userland myself, sort of like "Linux from Scratch" but more personalised. I am not a "developer". I read through source code, I make decisions based on personal tastes, e.g., size, speed, language, static compilation, etc. Regardless, I still have to "trust". To be truthful, I read, write, edit and compile software not for "trust" reasons but for control reasons, as well as for educational purposes. I am not a fan of "binary packages" except as a bootstrap. It seems that most self-proclaimed "developers" prefer binary packages. In many cases it appears the only software they compile is software they write themselves. These "developers" often muse about "trust", as in this submission, but at the same time they use other peoples' software as pre-compiled binaries. They trust someone else to read source code and alert them of problems.