> Shameless plug time: My own MaraDNS has been extensively audited now that we’re in the age of AI-assisted security audits.

Out of curiosty: what is the point you’re trying to make? That there are alternatives to dnsmasq? That somehow your software is “better”?

This plug provides zero value to the dnsmasq discussion.

As others have pointed out: the more used a software is, the more scrutiny it gets and more bugs or edge cases are found.