Putty maintainer on his attitude towards security and open source

Re:Putty maintainer on his attitude towards security and ope... by betwixthewires on Sunday December 12, 2021 @01:38PM (#29532247)

I think this is an important point that is often overlooked.

When we release code under a free software license, we are giving the software to the user, entirely. If you're using software that you own, not just merely have a license to, it is yours, be prepared to maintain it, and if you're not prepared to maintain it, maybe relying on free-as-in-freedom software is a bad decision for you.

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Re:Putty maintainer on his attitude towards security and ope... by thrower123 on Sunday December 12, 2021 @02:49PM (#29532956)

Code released under MIT and BSD licenses should really be thought of not as free, as in speech, or free, as in beer, but free, as in mattress on the side of the road.

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Re:Putty maintainer on his attitude towards security and ope... by antod on Sunday December 12, 2021 @06:05PM (#29534627)

One I've heard is "free, as in puppy"

ie good, but comes with responsibility

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