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Pure speculation but my guess is a specific state actor ahem is looking for developers innocently working with open source to then strongarm them into doing stu
by AeroNotix 3y ago
Pure speculation but my guess is a specific state actor ahem is looking for developers innocently working with open source to then strongarm them into doing stuff like this.
- dec0dedab0de 3y agoOr hiring them to do it for years without telling them why until they need a favor.
- Bulat_Ziganshin 3y agomany people are patriots of their countries. if state agency would approach them proposing to have paid OSS work and help their country to fight terrorism/dictatorships/capitalists/whatever-they-believe, they will feel like killing two birds with one job
- kelseydh 3y agoWhile this seems plausible, it is notable that this person seems to be anonymous from the get go. Most open source maintainers are proud of their work and maintain publicly available personas.
- account42 3y agoWhile I don't doubt there are people who would gladly do this work for money/patriotism/whatever, adding a backdoor to your own project isn't really reconcilable with the motivations behind wanting to do OSS work.