starman@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 months agoActually, Winamp is not going Open Sourceprogramming.devimagemessage-square97fedilinkarrow-up1627arrow-down110file-text
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minus-squaresorghum@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·6 months 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-squaresolrize@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·6 months 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-squarexavier666@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months 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.