@Pantherina
I agree, although there are three things worth mentioning:

1. The conventional Android is not that opensource. It is bundled with tons of proprietary Google stuff. That’s why de-googled Android does not provide as smooth experience.

2. Android does not restrict you to “only OpenSource” components. WhatsApp for example is widely used and is not FLOSS.

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@Pantherina
I’m sorry that this bug have happened.

But did you, or whoever faced this bug, “eat” it with your “teeth” though? No they didn’t. Why? Because like any proprietary software, OpenSource tools also come with certain terms and conditions that user is expected to read, digest, understand, accept, and then utilize the tool:

https://fosstodon.org/@Mehrad/112128648273530651

User had all the possible chance in the world to read the code and make sure it doesn’t do what it’s not supposed to do.
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@Bro666

One obvious fact that I though would never need to be reiterated (but here we are):

Almost all OpenSource licenses approved by OSI and/or FSF have “Disclaimer of Warranty” clause in one way or another. This is from MIT:

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.

https://opensource.org/license/mit

More examples:
https://opensource.org/license/gpl-3-0#section15

@Pantherina
Yeah, by the same logic lets also call hotdogs dangerous because people have also choked on them!

https://nypost.com/2023/07/11/4-year-old-girl-dies-after-choking-on-costco-hot-dog-report/

At some point we should understand and agree that PEBKAC is a real thing. Logic dictates not to blame Linux and hotdog, and instead understand the consequence of using unverified/unvetted software.

@Bro666