[TheIPW]

I write these things because transparency is kind of the point of the platform. Most people don't have the time or the interest to open up a disassemble every time they want to try a new tool, they just want to know if it fits the FOSS ethos they moved to Linux for.

Pointing out that a "privacy" tool has a closed-source brain isn't an attack on the dev, it's just a heads-up for people who care about that sort of thing.

[GeekyBear]

The Linux Steam client is closed source.

Should we refuse to use Steam?

[TheIPW]

There’s a big difference between running a closed-source app to play games and trusting a closed-source app to protect your whole system.

[cxr]

This is a strange (and strangely confident) rejoinder.

You should refuse to use Steam.

[nslsm]

If it is closed source then it does not fit the FOSS ethos. You don't have to disassemble it; you can just move on.