“Open source is not safer because people won’t read the source”, “having control doesn’t matter”, and trying to raise doubts about the trustworthiness of the people involved... that’s old Microsoft textbook approach.
At least MS wasn’t built on open software, unlike Google.
> And while we're at it, what's your connection if any with the company that sells Purism phones.
None at all. I’ve just heard of this project a few days ago via a DDG search.
Believe it or not, not everyone is a corporate shill.
> Open source is not safer because people won’t read the source
That's not what I said. To sum it up: Open source is not really a security proposition. It eliminates problems related to negligence.
> having control doesn’t matter
In what concrete way does the Purism OS give you more control over your device than AOSP?
It really seems like you are confusing open source and free software for this entire conversation, as literally every line of code we are discussing is shared under a license that allows you to look at, modify and use as you see fit.
> None at all. I’ve just heard of this project a few days ago via a DDG search.
The depth of your consideration was already fairly easy to guess, but thanks for being honest.
> Believe it or not, not everyone is a corporate shill.
At least MS wasn’t built on open software, unlike Google.
> And while we're at it, what's your connection if any with the company that sells Purism phones.
None at all. I’ve just heard of this project a few days ago via a DDG search.
Believe it or not, not everyone is a corporate shill.