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1. I'm sorry if I make it sound like that, definitely not my intention. I recognize that there's a serious lack of volunteers and contributors in the FOSS ecosystem.

2. When it comes to FOSS encryption software, it is important that it's audited every-so-often. Relying on closed-source frameworks makes that impossible. All FOSS software may not be scrutinized, but it's a definite advantage that it can be, when the need arises.

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Has FUSE for macos ever been audited?

Not publicly[1] but it could be on given day. Closed source code can't be.

[1] Google presumably audited it when they used a fork.

So probably not then.

The potential for audit is powerful on its own.

Do you remember the shareware days? Installing something you wanted meant getting a bunch of browser toolbars etc.

The potential for forking is also powerful.

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