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minus-squareRikudou_Sage@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months ago Write an open source malware Freely publish it everywhere because everyone assumes someone checked it, because it’s open source, you know? ??? Profit
minus-squarethevoidzero@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoThat’s the thing though if it’s open source and 99.9% don’t check that 0.1% checking it will be enough.
minus-squareRooster326@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoBy definition in order to have . 1% then the sample size must be greater than 1,000. The vast majority of open source projects will not get to this level.
minus-squarethevoidzero@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoI think for a open source projects with such a low number of users, the first few users will definitely look further than “it’s open source”.
minus-squarepinball_wizard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoI mean, there are many excellent open source malware. The ??? Is mostly phishing campaigns, I think.
That’s the thing though if it’s open source and 99.9% don’t check that 0.1% checking it will be enough.
By definition in order to have . 1% then the sample size must be greater than 1,000. The vast majority of open source projects will not get to this level.
I think for a open source projects with such a low number of users, the first few users will definitely look further than “it’s open source”.
Thank God for Tylenol.
I mean, there are many excellent open source malware.
The ??? Is mostly phishing campaigns, I think.