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Re:F-Droid version of KDEConnect uninstalled by PlayProtect by smeej on Sunday October 15, 2023 @11:53AM (#37890786)
The point is, you don't have to trust Micay about a darn thing. The code is open. That's the whole point. Dismissing open source software because you don't trust the developer is absurd.
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Re:F-Droid version of KDEConnect uninstalled by PlayProtect by Brian_K_White on Sunday October 15, 2023 @05:13PM (#37893435)
Saying that you don't have to trust anyone because the code is open is absurd.
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Re:F-Droid version of KDEConnect uninstalled by PlayProtect by smeej on Monday October 16, 2023 @10:10AM (#37900121)
If Micay says, "The code does X," anyone who can read it can review it and say, "No it doesn't. It does Y." It's right there. You don't have to trust him. He's shown it to you.
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Re:F-Droid version of KDEConnect uninstalled by PlayProtect by Brian_K_White on Monday October 16, 2023 @03:07PM (#37904625)
It doesn't matter what the code actually is, or that you can see it, you still have to trust people because there is simply too much of it, even if you happen to be a coder, which 99% of people should not be required to be. This is a FUCKING MORONIC thing to have to spell out, but I guess here we are.
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