I don’t code either and I am not that technically minded with any kind of software code

I think the thing with Open Source Software is a system of trust with developers and users … by keeping things out in the open, the developers are basically telling everyone that their work is freely open to be scrutinized by those with the ability to review the work … it also keeps the developers careful as they know that their work can be taken, reproduced, changed, manipulated and repurposed … everyone is taking a risk and basing everything on trust with one another by being Open Source

Otherwise it is closed source and users are not able to decipher what is happening with the software and users are not aware of what is being done or for what reason and users have to trust that the developer is fair minded, moral and trustworthy.

To me Open Source means everyone trusting one another … developers and users trusting each other

Closed Source only allows trust to run one way … the users trusting the developer (which can be a monolithic company … and how much can you trust a company?)