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Open Source Infrastructure must be a publicly funded service. - Matrix.org (matrix.org)

submitted 7 months ago by lemmyreader@lemmy.ml to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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[-] andrew1412@lemmy.sdf.org 39 points 7 months ago

I can already picture it

"you don't want to open a government backdoor? No more tax money for you"

"your foss project needs to be verified by the government to be selectable for founding, you don't want to? Well, no tax money for you"

"For your foss project to be created we need to verify it now that by law all foss projects receive tax money, you don't want? Delete everything"

And this is how you will own nothing and will be "happy". You can't escape the surveillance by using foss, go live in the woods before it's to late, and don't forget to carry your tin foil hat, be safe.

[-] cooopsspace@infosec.pub 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Backdoor? Even if it isn't blatantly obvious - some autistic kid will notice a program runs 0.05 seconds slower and will work it out.

At the very least if you're going to be backdooring your code you might as well add "back door goes here" to your PR so we can easily cut it out when the hard fork happens without the backdoor included.

[-] BreakDecks@lemmy.ml 12 points 7 months ago

Why the fuck does everyone keep referring to Andres Freund, the skilled Microsoft engineer who discovered this as an "autistic kid"? Can everyone doing that please fuck off?

Even if he is autistic, which I am not finding anything suggesting he is, this shouldn't be a part of the conversation. He protected the Linux community from a major exploit, just give him the credit for a job well done.

[-] cooopsspace@infosec.pub 1 points 7 months ago

Sorry you're right. I'm actually not across the matter enough to comment and have only heard the "autistic kid" part through like third hand knowledge.

Although everyone is on the spectrum somewhere, especially in the IT space.

But you're right, the take away from this is I should learn about the topic better.

[-] Ferk@lemmy.ml 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

"you want a government backdoor on GPL licensed code? publish the backdoor for everyone to use, see and exploit/check for themselves. And/or watch as people simply take a version of the software built from a more reputable source without that backdoor instead. Thanks for the money!"

"you want to force all foss projects existing in the global internet across countries to get paid by you or close? enjoy your logistic nightmare as you pay to be made fun of by all other countries while I fork projects with one click"

[-] cmhe@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

"We give you money, so that you don't put a backdoor from another country in your software."

[-] electricprism@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I applaud your skepticism, though I do feel that having the source open does help make that harder.

Every time I see tinfoil references I often wonder if people realize the relation to tinfoil and blocking radiation or alpha particles, as they come in different sizes.

Hell people wear leaded vests at the dentist to block radiation from oral xrays.

Should we* start another silly club, Lead+Tinfoil? We all talk shit on the web but it seems like the majority is always the dumb masses getting scammed and duped and the weird guy in the corner gets ahead.