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by mangeletti 4106 days ago
I thought of doing this with the last web app I was running, but I decided not to, and here's why:

1) Anyone, not just nice people, can view source code on GitHub

2) Source code can be used to find vulnerabilities (which is of course one of the great values of using open source code - vulnerabilities are usually spotted more quickly by a larger group)

3) A single vulnerability that allows access to private data OR can lead to corruption of loss of data could put your company out of business
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akerl_ 4106 days ago
You're simultaneously claiming that open source code is great because large groups of people can look at it to spot vulnerabilities and that it's not great because large groups of people can look at it to spot vulnerabilities.

There are people on both sides of that fence, but you do need to be on one side or the other.

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eevilspock 4106 days ago
> you do need to be on one side or the other

binary, black and white thinking.

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