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I believe it has been discussed here previously, but open source on a propietary firmware (Java VM) wouldn't be considered open source by many.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11691655

It is interesting how it allowed revealing the details of a bug in the implementation, though.

https://developers.yubico.com/ykneo-openpgp/SecurityAdvisory...



> open source on a propietary firmware (Java VM) wouldn't be considered open source

It's significantly better than completely closed though!


Why? You still can't control, fix or trust the software as a whole.

It's like a parachute that almost opens.


Then it's at least a parachute and not a backpack with an anvil.


And yet you'll still be in trouble when you impact the ground




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