Perhaps I need a better understanding of what open source means, but how can a program that is openly publishing its code not be super vulnerable to cyber security threats. That’s like a bank publishing exactly how all it’s security works right? Obviously I’m missing something here, so ELI5!
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Say you built a tree house and said anyone in the neighborhood could use it if they helped maintain it. A few people would find flaws in it, maybe break a board off here or there. But a few people would fix it, add trim and paint, and improve it. That’s open source. You’re worried that problems exist at all; open source programmers fix problems when they find them. Open source users aren’t all criminals; some of them are building inspectors who improve treehouses.
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