Klint Finley mentions CII in an article for Wired about the problems monetizing open source development efforts, called One Startup’s Heretical Plan to Turn Open Source Code Into Cash.
Non-profit organizations like the Linux Foundation have stepped in to help fund a growing number of projects in recent years. For example, the Linux Foundation started the Core Infrastructure Initiative to help fund OpenSSL and other crucial but obscure open source projects.
Read more at Wired.
Charles Babcock updates us on the Network Time Foundation’s funding status in an article called How The Network Time Foundation Uses Its Funding. The Linux Foundation money goes directly to support Stenn’s work on the protocol.
Read more at InformationWeek.
Making huge strides in the security and the privacy of the internet, Let’s Encrypt has issued its one millionth certificate. Congratulations to the entire Let’s Encrypt team on achieving this milestone! May this be the beginning of many more millions to come.
