ELI5, Why is Open Source Software considered safe if it can be accessed and changed by anyone?
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Open vs. Closed source is essentially whether you are allowed to view the process that created the software you’re using. Without knowing the process, you must simply trust the creator of the software to have no bad intentions.
While it can be accessed by anyone, changes are not so simple. While you can download, view, and edit the source code as you like, you can’t change the origin of the download unless the creator manually approves your changes.
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