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Half the internet runs on open source, says Dutch developer

Original: RE: https:// mastodon.social/@BjornW/117479 108053805974 Ik denk dat dit wel een beetje de kern van het probleem raakt.

A Dutch Mastodon user is arguing that governments and companies rely far too heavily on open source software and volunteer maintainers without giving enough back. The post, tagged with PHP and open source, says half the internet is built on free, volunteer-driven work that deserves far more institutional funding and support.

Why now: Concerns about underfunded open source infrastructure and volunteer burnout are a recurring debate among developers, especially after security incidents in widely used projects

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