OpenSSL Project received $841.70 in donations last week

15 pointsby wfnvor 12 Jahren5 comments

They have one full-time OpenSSL developer.

Given that up to "two thirds" of web servers on the internet use OpenSSL, this is, in my personal opinion, if not despicable, then at least decidedly hypocritical, given the number of people openly deriding openssl code (which is not great at all; but maybe people and companies using openssl should start giving cold hard cash to the openssl foundation, right now.)

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303873604579491350251315132?mg=reno64-wsj; also see http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2014/04/10/whats-really-scary-about-heartbleed/

Donations page: https://www.openssl.org/support/donations.html

5 comments

marteyvor 12 Jahren

Is it possible that they would get more donations if they incorporated as a 501(c)(3)?

Tax deductibility isn't a big reason why I donate to things, but I still thought it was a bit weird that the "OpenSSL Software Foundation" was incorporated as a for-profit company.

lazylizardvor 12 Jahren

..how about a humble openssl bundle?

teemo_cutevor 12 Jahren

I feel you man. OpenSSL is like a guardian angel who's invisible to a person. The guardian angel has been helping the person all the time even though he/she doesn't know it. Then the time came that the guardian angel made a little unintentional mistake that led to large consequences. The person then starts blaming the guardian angel, forgetting all the good things the angel has done for him/her.

poolpoolvor 12 Jahren

Do we need to shove religion into this debate about technical matters?

wfnvor 12 Jahren

Huh? How about 'culture'? The image of an angel is part of the lore of many cultures, and one does not have to associate it with religion exclusively, imho.