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Vercel ends open-source sponsorship program giving projects 24hr notice

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118 points jenny91 | 1 comments | 14 Jun 24 17:19 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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mbonnet ◴[14 Jun 24 18:02 UTC] No.40683208[source]▶
At some point, the piper will come for companies that rely so heavily on open-source software they do not themselves financially support or contribute to.
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d4mi3n ◴[14 Jun 24 18:53 UTC] No.40683767[source]▶
It has. It continues to do so. Look no further than the plethora of issues surrounding supply chain security. Or the recent attempts at legislating OSS maintainer obligations.
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1. rs999gti ◴[14 Jun 24 19:10 UTC] No.40683962[source]▶
> supply chain security

https://www.softwaremaxims.com/blog/not-a-supplier

"You are not buying from a supplier, you are a raccoon digging through dumpsters for free code."