Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1

On 1/3/25 6:23 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

On Fri, 3 Jan 2025 16:09:35 -0500, -hh wrote:
 

"So then why is it that a primary premise of Open Source - - security
through many eyes - - so utterly failed here?"

 For the usual reason: the companies repurposing the Open Source software
didn’t keep it up to date.

Sure, that probably was the failure mode mechanism from this old thread.

The essence of Open Source is that the developers who create the code have
no control over how it is reused and redistributed -- just so long as the
licences are observed, they have no other leverage, no control over QA,
nothing.

Yup, showing that despite the fanboy beliefs, FOSS is not a magic wand, but merely just YA tool for capitalism to seek to increase profits with.
-hh