On 2005-06-05, Noah Roberts wrote:
having source code means you're kept safe!


Not unless you are actively looking at all the code you install and are
a secure programming expert. I don't, and I am not.

But the trick is that you can. Sure, right now it doesn't matter (from
your perspective).

But, what happens when a project is canceled (take i.e. Win95 which
would be ideal for some lousy embedded touch screen device)? Nobody's
developing it and there are no bug patches anymore and you need/like
this piece of software.

What do you do? Get the source and hack it. Soon you find people that
thinks like you and need/like the sw. And the life goes on... No hair
pulling, swearing, cursing...

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