One misconception that became apparent while preparing the talk is the belief that open-source software somehow audits itself. We frequently hear that "the code is public, so thousands of people can inspect it." While technically true, I think that statement is incomplete. Open source means that anyone can review the code. It does not mean that anyone actually will. Reading thousands of lines of unfamiliar source code requires expertise, time, and motivation.
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