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Very sure. Reputation is everything in the open source community and newbies' code is looked at very closely until they prove their worth and their honesty.

That's not to say you can't brick your phone by flashing it with some stuff you find on that site. My recommendation: look into TWRP (twrp.me) TWRP is software that lets you try out new kernels and ROMs without actually putting them on your phone. You'll need a separate computer to run ADB (Android Debug Bridge) and TWRP on and you'll need to make sure the latest and greatest version of TWRP (3.2 I think) supports your phone, but then you can talk your phone into booting and running off of software images residing on your work computer and not have to worry about bricking your baby while you try new things out.

PM me if you get stuck on something and I'll be glad to give you a hand.

Standard disclaimer: if you brick your phone, I don't know you and we've never talked.

Many thanks for the tips and the information about Huawei’s open source heritage. I’ll have to take a closer look at the rooting process. What are your thoughts on ZTE? Is it like Huawei or a different animal entirely? I know Cricket and many of the Sprint MVNO’s have been selling ZTE phones because the screens are large and they’re pretty popular among users because of their durability. I have zero personal experience with ZTE myself, and am just passing on what I’ve heard from people I see using them, on 2 random occasions.