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LetsEncrypt – Expiration Notification Service Has Ended

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181 points zdw | 1 comments | 30 Jun 25 04:49 UTC | HN request time: 0.288s | source
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leakycap ◴[30 Jun 25 04:52 UTC] No.44419518[source]▶
One could say it expired.

> Providing expiration notifications costs Let’s Encrypt tens of thousands of dollars per year, money that we believe can be better spent on other aspects of our infrastructure.

Appreciate the honesty (they had other reasons, too! but emails are a pain and expensive at their scale)

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genewitch ◴[30 Jun 25 07:34 UTC] No.44420498[source]▶
tens of thousands of dollars? that's it? No one can just write them a check? switchgear costs more than that!
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jbverschoor ◴[30 Jun 25 08:53 UTC] No.44420984[source]▶
Not sure why, but many large companies that rely heavily on any open source/free initiative don’t donate. It’s sickening tbh
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1. lukan ◴[30 Jun 25 10:18 UTC] No.44421507[source]▶
"Not sure why"

Because companies are for profit usually and any donation they make reduces that profit. That's why open source projects that can offer service contracts, have a easier time getting money from the buisness world, because this is something bookkeeping people understand in the corporate language.