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EFF warns of a vulnerability apocalypse without open source funding

Original: The Vulnerability Apocalypse and Why We Should Fund Open Source

The Electronic Frontier Foundation argues the software world is heading toward what it calls a vulnerability apocalypse, driven by widespread reliance on underfunded open source projects that critical infrastructure depends on. The organisation says funders and companies that benefit from free code should invest directly in the maintainers who keep it secure.

Why now: Debate over open source security funding has intensified after repeated high-profile vulnerabilities in widely used libraries.

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