From 2e4e174f0fb94a6c804cdf6cfa8d433d566a84d6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rohan Kumar Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2022 14:24:23 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Make links to previous posts more prominent --- content/posts/floss-security.md | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/posts/floss-security.md b/content/posts/floss-security.md index d174f0d..7f4d26d 100644 --- a/content/posts/floss-security.md +++ b/content/posts/floss-security.md @@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ title: "The right thing for the wrong reasons: FLOSS doesn't imply security" --- I find it easy to handle views different from my own. I feel more troubled when I see people agree with me for the wrong reasons. -It's no secret that I'm a passionate supporter of software freedom: I've written two posts ([one](./../../../2021/01/27/whatsapp-and-the-domestication-of-users.html), [two](./../../../2021/02/23/keeping-platforms-open.html)) about how Free, Libre, and Open-Source software (FLOSS) is necessary but insufficient to preserve user autonomy. After two posts spanning over 5000 words, I need to add some nuance. +It's no secret that I'm a passionate supporter of software freedom: I've written two posts about how Free, Libre, and Open-Source software (FLOSS) is necessary but insufficient to preserve user autonomy: + +1. [Whatsapp and the Domestication of Users](./../../../2021/01/27/whatsapp-and-the-domestication-of-users.html) +2. [Keeping Platforms Open](./../../../2021/02/23/keeping-platforms-open.html) + +After two posts spanning over 5000 words, I need to add some nuance. One of the biggest parts of the Free and Open Source Software definitions is the freedom to study a program and modify it; in other words, access to editable source code. I agree that such access is essential; however, far too many people support source availability for the _wrong_ reasons. One such reason is that source code is necessary to have any degree of transparency into how a piece of software operates, and is therefore necessary to determine if it is at all secure or trustworthy. Although security through obscurity is certainly not a robust measure, this claim has two issues: