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Actually, Winamp is not going Open Source (programming.dev)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/technology

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I look at 'source available' software as the right to review the code yourself to ensure there's no malicious behavior, not for community development.

[–] solrize 5 points 6 months ago

You mean if you build it yourself? I guess that is something, but it is still conceivable to sneak stuff in. Look at that xzlib backdoor from a few weeks ago.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Is there any way to verify that the product in deployment is built from the same source? I'm guessing hash values but I still think it can be faked.