Secret Ingredients and Open Source

all software should be open source wtf u expect me to run this on my own computer without knowing what its doing??? car manufacturers dont weld the hoods shut to keep ppl from copying their engines. books arent written with a military-grade cipher to avoid plagiarism. and we dont let food have "secret formulas" anymore bc too often one of the "secret ingredients" was fucking lead when ur distributing a product to the public u forfeit the right to hide whats inside it, u dont get to hand out a black box and expect ppl to just trust u when u totally swear it doesnt have a microphone inside

The meme is a dark-mode text post arguing that software should be open source because people should not have to trust opaque “black boxes.” It compares closed software to car engines, books, and food with hidden ingredients, ending with the paranoid joke that the product might secretly contain a microphone. It is used as a reaction to privacy concerns, proprietary software, surveillance, or demands for transparency. EN: The meme is a dark-mode text post arguing that software should be open source because people should not have to trust opaque “black boxes.” It compares closed software to car engines, books, and food with hidden ingredients, ending with the paranoid joke that the product might secretly contain a microphone. It is used as a reaction to privacy concerns, proprietary software, surveillance, or demands for transparency.

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