Why is open source software considered safer than other software you can find online?

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I always see people looking specifically for open source software and never knew why. Thanks!

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“Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow”.

This is just one aspect of the thought process that leads people to open source. It doesn’t always work out perfectly with open source (you need thoughtful reviewers), but in my experience more thoughtful reviews of code = higher quality.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus%27s_law

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