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Re:Timeline of the xz open source attack by Longlius on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @12:32PM (#39907685)
I don't even think it's necessarily moderation so much as maintaining these high-traffic projects is now akin to a full-time job minus the pay.

At a certain point, companies need to step up and provide funding or engineering work or they should just keep expecting to get owned.

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Re:Timeline of the xz open source attack by Vegenoid on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @02:04PM (#39908877)
If there is a larger shift to companies paying for the software they rely on that is currently free, it's not going to be companies paying open-source maintainers, it's going to be companies paying other companies that they can sign contracts with and pass legal responsibility to.
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Re:Timeline of the xz open source attack by nmz on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @03:50PM (#39910133)
Why would they when they can just... not?
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