Lack of staff and funding likely led to the recent PHP security snafu; project has only one full-time employee, but that's just the tip of the iceberg — a dreary situation caused by services running old versions with no support
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Never underestimate the power of complacency, the destroyer of internets.

70% of the world’s internet btw, but out-of-support deployments and little funding for permanent staff to manage the open-source project.

  • TankieTanuki [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    6 hours ago

    The main time-zone file used across Linux-based operating systems is maintained pro bono by Paul Eggert, a UCLA teacher. Core-js, a piece of support software that lets new JavaScript work in old browsers and is estimated by the author to be used in half of the busiest websites in the world, is handled by Denis Pushkarev. He once had to endure criticism from the community because he added a command-line message to the library’s installer asking for help or a job.

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