The World Runs 20B Instances of Curl. Where's the Support?
14 days ago
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- Curl, a command line tool and library, is installed in over 20 billion instances globally.
- Daniel Stenberg, the creator of curl, maintains the project single-handedly despite its massive impact.
- Open source software is valued at $8.8 trillion, yet corporate support remains lacking.
- Maintainers of open source projects face immense pressure, with millions of projects relying on individual developers.
- The Linux Foundation report highlights a gap in C-suite awareness of open source's strategic value.
- The European Union’s Cyber Resiliency Act and AI advancements add to the burden on open source maintainers.