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Users need service, service needs labour, labour needs money, money needs coercion, coercion needs control, control needs ownership, ownership leads to abuse.
This is how the great chain of software abuse happens. Free software has for too long focused on breaking the chain at money, instead of breaking it at coercion. We can fix this.
fail2ban has one core maintainer https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban and he has only 3 Github sponsors https://github.com/sebres
WTF
I can't even comprehend how many servers are protected by fail2ban, how many compromises are avoided, how many people who run hobby things all the way up to major sites that get to sleep soundly every night... because of this single project.
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GitHub - fail2ban/fail2ban: Daemon to ban hosts that cause multiple authentication errors
Daemon to ban hosts that cause multiple authentication errors - fail2ban/fail2banGitHub
So now that we all understand that thanklessly relying on free work of overworked maintainers is a problem, how about we put our money where our mouth is?
I think @AndresFreundTec needs a fat bonus check for saving our asses.
And Lasse Collin needs a lot of support, and probably a nice vacation.
I pledge $100, for starters.
Now how can we make sure to send the funds to the correct people?
Or is there already any fundraiser that I missed?
Cathedral or Bazaar? We made our choice.
Over the last 15 years, we have supported the use of open technologies in public administration.
The Open Source Observatory has helped the European public sector leverage open technologies effectively and efficiently by providing various resources, including a knowledge centre to reveal the benefits and follow #EU open source software development.
Join us on 21 November to discuss #OpenSource policies, funding, and more → https://osorturns15.eu
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OSOR turns 15 – From Pioneering to mainstreaming Open Technologies in Public Services )
OSOR turns 15 – From Pioneering to mainstreaming Open Technologies in Public ServicesOSOR turns 15 – From Pioneering to mainstreaming Open Technologies in Public Services
And "healthy" can't only be about profitability for companies.
http://radar.oreilly.com/2006/08/open-source-architecture-or-go.html
#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #OSS #SoftwareFreedom
Open Source: Architecture or Goodwill?
There are a lot of reasons why people make their code open source. I believe that one of the strongest original motivations has often been overlooked. Our hagiography tells the tale of how it all started with the quest for software freedom.radar.oreilly.com
So... It will *become* open source... eventually... in about 4 years or so.
#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #OSS #SoftwareFreedom #SourceAvailable
https://about.codecov.io/blog/codecov-is-now-open-source/
Codecov is now open source - Codecov
Authors Note: We are using the term “open source” because we feel it best reflects our intent — current and future — with this product. Specifically, you can: view the ...Eli Hooten (Codecov)