Our digital world is built on a fragile foundation: critical open-source projects maintained by a few unpaid volunteers. After major security scares, it's time to ask a hard question: is this model sustainable, or are we waiting for a collapse?
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The original was posted on /r/opensource by /u/vudueprajacu on 2025-08-10 23:48:12+00:00.

Open source powers everything we use online, but it’s mostly kept alive by a few unpaid volunteers. Recent security issues show how fragile this is. Big companies need to start supporting it properly before it’s too late.