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The simple truth is that you cannot use an OS without trusting its developers. To a lesser degree, the same is true for any software. I do not like this depende
by chmars 14y ago
The simple truth is that you cannot use an OS without trusting its developers. To a lesser degree, the same is true for any software. I do not like this dependence either but it seems to be a reality we (at least I) have to accept.
- recoiledsnake 14y agoThe fact that we're okay with running their code need not necessarily mean that we should be okay with sending them personal information. The two are mutually exclusive.
- ordinary 14y agoMutually exclusive means that either one, xor the other can be true, but not both. That is not the case here. You can be OK with running someone's code and with sending them your personal information.
- dredmorbius 14y agoThe word you're looking for is "orthogonal".
- jlgreco 14y agoI don't think that is true of software at all. I wouldn't trust Fyodor (well, I suppose these days I would. Not in the past though), but I do and always have trusted Nmap.