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Open Source does not mean anonymity

Open Source does not mean anonymity | contributors remain anonymous for their safety; Open source; bad guys like hackers or
government can contribute which is good; because it protects us from hackers and the government | image tagged in memes,gru's plan,open source,bad guys | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
306 views Made by theartistformerlyknownasfixtechs 1 year ago in fun
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This meme is old but whatever. I don't get why people associate open source with being anonymous. It often just means you're getting more privacy and the software comes from people that want to make good software instead of money.
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I made this poorly executed meme in response to a malicious backdoor which was in millions of Linux computers and others including my Mac. I find it absurd that we are all supposed to be security conscious yet a bad actor can anonymously weasel their way into an open source project unhindered.

In my opinion contributors should be able to remain anonymous, but must register real names on github, especially for critical software which people should be able to trust. There should be full accountability and traceability for every piece of code on our machines.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XZ_Utils_backdoor
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