Quote Originally Posted by Ynot View Post
Having the actual source code for programs (while not really for the average person) allows you to actually view what a program does.
If you're concerned about using a program (for some sensitive purpose - financial transactions, or whatever) you would employ a programmer to vet the program, and give his opinion on it's suitability
Even for us programmers that's hard because most of the number of languages. Most Linux programs are written in Python right? I don't know python. I only know C, C++, Java, assembly, and basic .