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Libxml2's "no security embargoes" policy

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277 points jwilk | 4 comments | 25 Jun 25 19:36 UTC | HN request time: 0.881s | source
1. bjourne ◴[25 Jun 25 22:22 UTC] No.44382322[source]▶
So software released under the MIT license and maintainer now complains that corporate users are not helping improve it? I'd file this under Stallman told you so.
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2. kayodelycaon ◴[25 Jun 25 23:02 UTC] No.44382605[source]▶
No. He’s complaining about companies demanding he do free work for them.
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3. burnt-resistor ◴[26 Jun 25 00:29 UTC] No.44383113[source]▶
The correct response is "FU, pay me."
4. tzs ◴[26 Jun 25 08:47 UTC] No.44385467[source]▶
The license used is completely irrelevant here. Corporate users generally aren't making any changes to software like libxml2.