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0 pointszepto4y ago0 comments

Although I totally think open source should attempt to produce an ecosystem with the security of Apple’s ecosystem, there is no evidence that this is even theoretically possible.

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lern_too_spel4y ago

According to Gartner and the exploit markets, open source has surpassed iOS's security for a few years now.

zeptoOP4y ago

You’re not talking about how end users are protected against installing malicious applications, so at best this is irrelevant.

lern_too_spel4y ago

At least half a billion malicious app installs on iOS and none from F-Droid. It does seem like open source wins there too.

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0 pointszepto4y ago0 comments

Although I totally think open source should attempt to produce an ecosystem with the security of Apple’s ecosystem, there is no evidence that this is even theoretically possible.

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lern_too_spel4y ago

According to Gartner and the exploit markets, open source has surpassed iOS's security for a few years now.

zeptoOP4y ago

You’re not talking about how end users are protected against installing malicious applications, so at best this is irrelevant.

lern_too_spel4y ago

At least half a billion malicious app installs on iOS and none from F-Droid. It does seem like open source wins there too.

2 more replies

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse