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Potentially scary word choice for lay people #1121

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ls-1N opened this issue Jan 31, 2025 · 0 comments
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Potentially scary word choice for lay people #1121

ls-1N opened this issue Jan 31, 2025 · 0 comments

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ls-1N commented Jan 31, 2025

On the pricing page, in the section "What is an open source project?" there is the sentence:

That means the code is publicly available on GitHub, and everyone can inspect it, modify it or enhance it.

Currently, to a person who knows nothing about open-source, it can read as

random strangers on the internet can secretly modify the app you use

which sounds like a potential security risk. (While the opposite is, in fact, true).

An improvement could be something like any of these:

...and everyone can inspect it, and suggest modifications or enhancements.

...and everyone can inspect it, make modified copies, and contribute to enhancements.

...and everyone can inspect it, or contribute enhancements,

Thanks a lot for making such an app open-source! ❤️

@ls-1N ls-1N changed the title Scary word choice for lay people Potentially scary word choice for lay people Jan 31, 2025
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