OpenUK argues that the PHP security crisis reflects a wider open-source funding gap: businesses profit from open-source infrastructure and security services while upstream projects lack the maintainer capacity to resolve difficult vulnerabilities. It points to Sentry’s direct funding of foundations and maintainers as a model for corporate support.
The PHP Panic Exposes Open Source’s Cash Problem
OpenUK argues that the PHP security crisis reflects a wider open-source funding gap: businesses profit from open-source infrastructure and security services while upstream projects lack the maintainer capacity to resolve difficult vulnerabilities. It points to Sentry’s direct funding of foundations and maintainers as a model for corporate support.
Source: Openuk