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Volunteer maintainer of key Linux software honoured after two decades

Original: "For more than 20 years, @ ondrej has been quietly helping to keep websites around the world running securely, largely i

Ondřej Surý, a Czech developer, has voluntarily maintained PHP packages for two of the most widely used Linux distributions for more than 20 years, largely in his spare time. His work underpins the secure running of countless websites worldwide. Praise is circulating for his long-standing unpaid contribution to internet infrastructure, reigniting debate about how critical open-source software depends on volunteer labour.

Why now: People are highlighting how much of the internet relies on one volunteer's unpaid open-source maintenance work.

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• "For more than 20 years, @ ondrej has been quietly helping to keep websites around the world running securely, largely in his spare time. He voluntarily maintains # software for two of the most popular versions of # Linux , a free operating system similar to Windows, which are… · ZhiZhu@newsie.social · 5

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