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		woadwarrior01 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why it's hard to trust software, but you mostly ha... Lately there's been a surge in the number of open source in name only software, which hoodwink gullible (and often technical) users into downloading crapware laden binaries from their github releases page, which have little or nothing to do with the source code on the repo.

bippihippi1 8 months ago [–]

build from source or bust!

jay_kyburz 8 months ago | [–]

Do you have to read the entire source first?

bippihippi1 8 months ago | | [–]

if a bear poops in the woods, does it make a sound?

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