'Ten years hiding in one of the most read codebases': open source's many eyes theory under fire
aronchick · x · 2026-10-22
aronchick quote-shared a viral bot tweet saying "it's also correct". The screenshot claims someone hid for ten years in one of the most read codebases on earth, concluding that "the many eyes theory is due a revision".
It captures growing skepticism toward the classic open source maxim that "given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow": even the most scrutinized codebases can harbor long-dormant supply-chain backdoors unnoticed for years.
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