Hello everyone, and sorry for my bad english. So lets start with a usual topic about Open Source, and that is “everybody can see the code of a OpenSource programm to see if it is malware”. And my question is: how people that cannot read a single line of a programming language manage to do that? I mean, they can just trust in everybody that say which software is secure or not. If the software is a virus or malware, or poses security risks, people won’t know that unless they’re programmers, and so the same thing happens to these kinds of people as used to happen with proprietary software: they have to rely on those who “know” to find out if something. I find this quite problematic because, as I said, anyone who doesn’t understand the code wouldn’t be able to verify whether such a program is secure or not, and would have to place their trust in third parties. That aside, it’s also worth noting that most software has hundreds, if not thousands, of lines of code, which would make it take longer to parse all that code—and even more tedious than reading a typical “EULA.” Can you think of any way to fix this?
No. Software hasn’t thousands, but millions of lines of code. So what did you think that programmers owe you?
Open source software is none the worse just because you can’t read source code. Nobody requires you to read it.
You can decide to trust the others that have actually read the source code. Or the ones that use it without reading the source code. Or you can decide not to trust them. You are free to decide. You are even free not to decide :)
Now tell us about your freedom when you pay for Microslop.
Devil’s advocate: if there’s actual malicious code in Microslop, I’m free to sue (and there’ll be evidence, not just from me but other paying customers as well).
No you’re not free to sue. If you read that license agreement you will find that your right to sue has likely been waived into some corporate-friendly arbitration process. Yes, you can try to sue anyway, but you have to find a way past that clause first.
I’d assume that to be considered an unfair term under EU law and not be binding in case of malicious code.
I keep forgetting there are people who live in places without all the FREEDOMTM we have in America. Carry on, then…