sooper_dooper_roofer [none/use name]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 15 days agoIsn't Ubuntu (and therefore Mint, other derivatives) backdoored?message-squaremessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up123arrow-down1message-squareIsn't Ubuntu (and therefore Mint, other derivatives) backdoored?sooper_dooper_roofer [none/use name]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square21fedilinkfile-text
I’m stupid can someone explain which distros are least backdoored? Maybe using a phylogenetic linux chart to simplify it
minus-squareTaster_Of_Treats [none/use name]@hexbear.netcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·15 days agoUbuntu is 100x less likely to be backdoored than Windows or Mac OS because those are proprietary black boxes that no one can see the code. If you want to be even safer, get one of the Linux distros that does not include any proprietary software like drivers for WiFi, GPU, etc. It’s reductive and unhelpful to fedjacket the people trying to solve the problem of proprietary software being impossible to audit.
Ubuntu is 100x less likely to be backdoored than Windows or Mac OS because those are proprietary black boxes that no one can see the code.
If you want to be even safer, get one of the Linux distros that does not include any proprietary software like drivers for WiFi, GPU, etc.
It’s reductive and unhelpful to fedjacket the people trying to solve the problem of proprietary software being impossible to audit.