cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/30846707
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/30846701
The question is simple. I wanted to get a general consensus on if people actually audit the code that they use from FOSS or open source software or apps.
Do you blindly trust the FOSS community? I am trying to get a rough idea here. Sometimes audit the code? Only on mission critical apps? Not at all?
Let’s hear it!
If its packaged usually I trust. If its code with few downloads I audit if I know the language else I run as different user