This is actually changing thanks to the proliferation of SBOMs and projects like assured OSS.
And either way you’re comparing apples to oranges. You trust Microsoft not because they’re closed source but because they set a precedent. Do you trust Meta’s apps or TikTok to not abuse their permissions? Everything else being equal would you trust a closed source fediverse server more than an open source one?
This is actually changing thanks to the proliferation of SBOMs and projects like assured OSS.
And either way you’re comparing apples to oranges. You trust Microsoft not because they’re closed source but because they set a precedent. Do you trust Meta’s apps or TikTok to not abuse their permissions? Everything else being equal would you trust a closed source fediverse server more than an open source one?