<div dir="ltr">I've noticed lately that the Linux Foundation is getting more cozy with their corporate buddies. This has its good and bad effects, I think. But there's a difference between "Project XYZ sponsored by Very Big Company" and "Project XYZ presented by Very Big Company". It all comes back to what does the corporate sponsor wants in return for their support.<div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 at 16:08 Chris Frey <<a href="mailto:cdfrey@foursquare.net">cdfrey@foursquare.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 03:33:37PM -0400, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc wrote:<br>
> On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 05:40:01PM +0000, CrankyOldBugger wrote:<br>
> > Here's an update on the Let's Encrypt project from LF:<br>
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> > <a href="http://www.eweek.com/security/lets-encrypt-internet-security-initiative-exits-beta.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.eweek.com/security/lets-encrypt-internet-security-initiative-exits-beta.html</a><br>
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> Huh. This tells me that the project is dangerous, because it depends on<br>
> continued corporate sponsorship for its existence. Once our "friends"<br>
> at the big companies drop their sponsorships, it will fall apart.<br>
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Depends on the overhead I guess. A quick kickstarter fund would likely<br>
be funded by its users and fans, in case of an emergency.<br>
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- Chris<br>
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