> A piece of software will always be more trustworthy when it is free and open source than when it is closed source.
Totally disagree. Unless you are reviewing the software yourself (like not), you’re just hoping that somebody else reviewed it and they are competent, and that any vulns are reported and fixed.
That’s a lot of trust ok a system that may or may not work as intended.
> Unless you are reviewing the software yourself (like not)
If you're assuming this about me, then you're wrong. I frequently review source code for FOSS I use, especially the parts that I submit issues and pull requests for.
I also know that others are reviewing the source code, since they are submitting issues (that reference portions of the code) and pull requests, too.
> Might as well be closed source at that point.
No, if a piece of software ever behaved suspiciously, the software being FOSS would enable someone to inspect the code and determine the root cause of that behavior. This examination would be made much more difficult if the software were closed source.
Totally disagree. Unless you are reviewing the software yourself (like not), you’re just hoping that somebody else reviewed it and they are competent, and that any vulns are reported and fixed.
That’s a lot of trust ok a system that may or may not work as intended.
Might as well be closed source at that point.