Bountysource Stole at Least $17,000 From Open Source Developers
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This is why people say the open source ecosystem sucks.

This is why people say the open source ecosystem sucks.

    • BrikoX@lemmy.zip
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      4 months ago

      Hi. Could you add a link to your Lemmy account to any other source? The website/GitHub/Mastodon/Liberapay doesn't mention this account.

      • Evan@lemmy.mlM
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        4 months ago

        Sure! I've been meaning to depoy hedgedoc for a while now and this seems like a good use. Here you go: https://doc.boehs.org/s/socials

        fixed; ignore

        Edit: Why does nothing ever work. Immediately hit some obscure error because of a cloudflare minifier edgecase: https://community.cloudflare.com/t/cache-minify-breaking-script/386650/11, well if you do a view source you'll see it

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        Edit 2: You can also verify by asking at any of the methods in https://boehs.org/contact

      • 7heo@lemmy.ml
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        4 months ago

        Also, could you please update the title of your fediverse post? The article now says 21k 🙂

  • Misanthrope@lemmy.ml
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    4 months ago

    In 2017, the project was purchased by the cryptocurrency company CanYa, and in 2020 it was sold to “The Blockchain Group”. Coincidently, around this time, the Bountysource project announced drastic changes to its terms of service, enabling them to steal unclaimed bounties after two years

    Crypto ghouls strike again!