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libxml2 maintainer ends embargoed vulnerability reports, citing unsustainable burden (www.osnews.com)

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If companies with commercial uses supported open source project by funding or contributing, things could have been better.

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[–] stsquad@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

I'd be wary of switching to a non-free license. The freedom to use for whatever is fairly core to the four freedoms. However all the main licenses specify the code is as-is and it's perfectly fair for the maintainer not to take on the unpaid burden on behalf of others making money with their work.