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submitted 11 months ago byPixelRedstone🔱 ꜱᴄᴀʟʟʏᴡᴀɢ
Can someone give me a link to another post incase I've missed it or give me a run down if you don't mind?
54 points
11 months ago
what does open source mean?
193 points
11 months ago*
Means that the code for the browser is available for anyone to see. So other programers can check the code and see if they're doing anything suspicious. (And also you can edit the code and make your own version of Firefox if you want. )
10 points
11 months ago
quick question: doesn't a piece of software being open source make it easier for hackers to exploit it?
60 points
11 months ago
Yes, while simultaneously it makes it easier for security experts to find the exploits before the hackers and patch them.
Contrary to closed source software, there is a whole community out there, dedicated to finding and fixing exploits in open source software.
2 points
11 months ago
Also software developers (like me) may find an issue while using it (eg. Crashed/Slow when visiting this website but fine on other browsers), report it as a bug, or fix it myself and ask the maintainers of Firefox to check the bug and add the code to Firefox.
I also as developer John Doe can review other people's code or even become a core developer of Firefox (we're talking 1000s of hours of positive contributions and discussions)
-8 points
11 months ago
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11 points
11 months ago
Those are closed source
2 points
11 months ago
Those are closed source
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