CodingSimpleton on Nostr: We encourage the use of open source softwares over proprietary software. Being open ...
We encourage the use of open source softwares over proprietary software. Being open source allows anyone to inspect the code to verify the program only does what it is meant to do & nothing more then that. You can never be sure if you can't see the code nefarious developers like to do partial source to fool their userbase.
A partial source is when a developer releases a software that is partially open sourced but keeps some components which make the whole software work proprietary. When you see this beware the developer may be trying to mask telemetry or performance monitoring. A software can perform as intended while doing more such as collecting processes information, gather your geo-location, obtain device information, analyze usage of the software, & more.
A good developer will open all the source code front or back it don't matter. Transparency is what gains peoples trust to try something new, honesty & support is what encourages people to stay, & detailed guides explaining how to operate makes people want to help you improve. A sucessful developer won't mislead the people who gather around their software & become their userbase.
A partial source is when a developer releases a software that is partially open sourced but keeps some components which make the whole software work proprietary. When you see this beware the developer may be trying to mask telemetry or performance monitoring. A software can perform as intended while doing more such as collecting processes information, gather your geo-location, obtain device information, analyze usage of the software, & more.
A good developer will open all the source code front or back it don't matter. Transparency is what gains peoples trust to try something new, honesty & support is what encourages people to stay, & detailed guides explaining how to operate makes people want to help you improve. A sucessful developer won't mislead the people who gather around their software & become their userbase.