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The Xz Backdoor Highlights the Vulnerability of Open Source Software—and Its Strengths
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this post was submitted on 31 Mar 2024
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Lots of OSS developers are paid by these companies already.
Yeah, and when we find cases like this the best thing for the industry would be for a company or two who are very affected (e.g. Red Hat) to step up and offer a trustworthy person payment for maintaining it.