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Re:CVE program faces swift end after DHS fails to renew cont... by rco8786 on Wednesday April 16, 2025 @11:22AM (#43706624)
They are doing it, but there's no profit incentive. Github is a bit of a special case because of their commitment to OSS and the broader engineering community, but the moment a downturn occurs and MS takes a harder look at P&Ls, you better believe that's on the chopping block.

The public sector is exactly where you need things that are important to society but don't make money.

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Re:CVE program faces swift end after DHS fails to renew cont... by mike_hearn on Wednesday April 16, 2025 @03:25PM (#43709343)
There's a profit incentive: GitHub sells its services. The free stuff is an advert.

At any rate, even if they give it away for altruistic reasons, Microsoft is a sustainable going concern that brings in more than it spends. It can afford charity. The US government isn't and can't.

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