"Hackers could turn the Linux OS itself into a piece of spy ware or other malware" means that hackers can go in Linux os as it is an open source and they can download it with some kind of spyware or viruses that can exploit the whole system and it may damage the whole program. They can do this by certain programs. Hackers are computer experts that can break into people's computers and exploit there whole system.
Open source software is free and available to every in the whole world. Any one can use it or modify it for there reasons and purpose. …
