It's a nice data point, but it's not necessary to me. Do you have the source code to your mail service provider or your online banking software? [1]
Having the source code available says a few nice things:
1. This company is confident enough to show their work
2. This company is "good" at software engineering (or it could reveal the opposite)
[1] I know some people can and do run their own mail servers. I can respect that, but I trust the Google devs and organization to be properly competent and incentivized to do a good job keeping my email account safe.
Having the source code available says a few nice things:
1. This company is confident enough to show their work
2. This company is "good" at software engineering (or it could reveal the opposite)
[1] I know some people can and do run their own mail servers. I can respect that, but I trust the Google devs and organization to be properly competent and incentivized to do a good job keeping my email account safe.