I think the argument is that open source is based on the fundamental ideal of trust - I put this software out into the world so that people can better it, tweak it, make it their own. If those people don&#x27;t trust you, and have to audit everything they install, the model breaks.<p>Re binary blobs - honestly, for me at least, if I&#x27;m installing a blob it&#x27;s probably because I purchased the software. Maybe it&#x27;s naive but I more or less assume no company is going to actively screw over a paying customer