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> One of the LibreSSL author(s) maybe has financial problems. In this case, what is better for him ? Accept a juicy 5M USD consulting contract, be a nice boy, s
by blaser-waffle 6y ago
> One of the LibreSSL author(s) maybe has financial problems. In this case, what is better for him ? Accept a juicy 5M USD consulting contract, be a nice boy, solve all the problems and beyond, or be the guy that will discover what it means to be sued to oblivion on frivolous charge (NSA will never charge you but they can share information).
Yeah that's my first thought: why would they use gag order when they can just bribe someone? Doesn't even have to be $5MM; a few $100k here or there could change someone's life.
And then there are actual government contracts, e.g. how the US can dangle the GovCloud or other lucrative contracts over Facebook/Google/Red Hat/Microsoft/whoever, with some implied or explicitly demanded "add this to the stack..." requirements.