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by bzb3 2219 days ago
So end users should read all the source code of every piece of software they intend to use before using it instead of using a proven jailing method?
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> (or listen to someone you trust who has read the source)

By this I meant to include, for example, the Debian team. Of course there can be bugs/oversights, but the same is true of the browser solution. Is there even one instance of malware being distributed through the official channels of a mainstream Linux distro? Not that an in browser JS video editor isn't cool, but I don't see how it would have technical advantages over the various Linux desktop editors.