A Microcosm of the interactions in Open Source projects
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Originally a thread on Twitter about the xz/liblzma vulnerability, when I finished typing it, I realized I had a real world slice of Open Source interaction that deserved more attention.
I remember seeing examples like this before. People attack maintainers with the same verve as a big corporation that they're paying services for.
There are humans behind these projects and very few people want to fund them despite relying on them as well.