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Do you actually audit open source projects you download? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by OhVenus_Baby@lemmy.ml to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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The question is simple. I wanted to get a general consensus on if people actually audit the code that they use from FOSS or open source software or apps.

Do you blindly trust the FOSS community? I am trying to get a rough idea here. Sometimes audit the code? Only on mission critical apps? Not at all?

Let's hear it!

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't audit the code, but I do somewhat audit the project. I look at:

recent commits
variety of contributors
engagement in issues and pull requests by maintainers

I think that catches the worst issues, but it's far from an audit, which would require digging through the code and looking for code smells.

[–] dieTasse@feddit.org 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Same here, plus

on the phone I trust F-droid that they have some basic checks
I either avoid very small projects or I rifle through the code very fast to see if its calling/pinging something suspicious.