@starman@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-21 year agoActually, Winamp is not going Open Sourceprogramming.devimagemessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up1598arrow-down110file-text
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minus-square@sorghum@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish20•1 year agoI look at ‘source available’ software as the right to review the code yourself to ensure there’s no malicious behavior, not for community development.
minus-square@solrize@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•1 year agoYou mean if you build it yourself? I guess that is something, but it is still conceivable to sneak stuff in. Look at that xzlib backdoor from a few weeks ago.
minus-square@xavier666@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoIs there any way to verify that the product in deployment is built from the same source? I’m guessing hash values but I still think it can be faked.
I look at ‘source available’ software as the right to review the code yourself to ensure there’s no malicious behavior, not for community development.
You mean if you build it yourself? I guess that is something, but it is still conceivable to sneak stuff in. Look at that xzlib backdoor from a few weeks ago.
Is there any way to verify that the product in deployment is built from the same source? I’m guessing hash values but I still think it can be faked.