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libxml2 Maintainer Ends Embargoed Vulnerability Reports, Citing Unsustainable Burden (socket.dev)
submitted 5 months ago by squirrel@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Libxml2’s solo maintainer drops embargoed security fixes, highlighting the burden on unpaid volunteers who keep critical open source software secure.

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[–] fubarx@lemmy.world 29 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

They could replace the whole article with https://xkcd.com/2347/

[–] RheumatoidArthritis@mander.xyz 29 points 5 months ago

Skip the blog spam right to the maintainer's announcement

[–] Mondez@lemdro.id 10 points 5 months ago

Tragedy of the commons? Everyone wants to use it, no one wants to put forward the resources to maintain it.