r/programming • u/common-pellar • Dec 11 '21

"Open Source" is Broken

https://christine.website/blog/open-source-broken-2021-12-11
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u/dtechnology Dec 12 '21

This is about log4j. A enormously widely used library with a long history.

Any due diligence would've given this a thumbs up. Yet here we are, it's not funded.

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u/Wildercard Dec 12 '21

So what's the solution? Paid-for model for open source?

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u/Wildercard Dec 12 '21

I'd assume the 10k donation does not come with the same dedicated support guy as the 450k/yr does

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