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   Message 4,401 of 5,461   
   Andre Robitaille to Nick Andre   
   Re: Synchronet vs. Mystic   
   06 May 22 09:17:17   
   
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   PID: Synchronet 3.19c-Linux master/6de0ebc0d May  6 2022 GCC 9.4.0   
   TID: SBBSecho 3.15-Linux master/6de0ebc0d May  6 2022 GCC 9.4.0   
   BBSID: RDOMENTR   
   CHRS: ASCII 1   
   NOTE: SlyEdit 1.76 (2022-03-05) (DCT style)   
    NA> It likely stems from the same strawman argument that if its open-source,   
    NA> its somehow "better" or "more secure". You see this all the time with real   
    NA> Linux fanatics and they move the goalposts when asked if they will   
    NA> personally audit all 250,000+ lines of that Linux kernel looking for   
    NA> exploits.    
      
   That's kind of a strawman too. Improving things by them being open source   
   doesn't have to mean auditing every line of code.   
      
   I've personally submitted a few Synchronet issues because of oddities in the   
   code that were then patched.    
      
      
   - Andre   
   --- SBBSecho 3.15-Linux   
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