Z:gnu-www-ja-the-root-of-this-problem--c8de98-With free/libre software, no o/en

With free/libre software, no one has the power to make a malicious feature stick. Since the source code is available to the users, millions of programmers are in a position to spot and remove the malicious feature and release an improved version; surely someone will do it. Others can then compare the two versions to verify independently which version treats users right. As a practical fact, free software is generally free of designed-in malware.