GnuPG Development Saved by Online Community, Linux Foundation and Facebook
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GnuPG is a piece of cryptographic software embedded in numerous online solutions in the world, including email clients, and it's an indispensable part of our online experience. That also means that it's underfunded and maintained by a single guy who is ready to give up. Fortunately, the online community has responded to his plea and that reaction was amazing.
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An article on propublica.org revealed that Werner Koch, the developer who made Gnu Privacy Guard almost two decades ago and who is still maintaining the software, is having financial difficulties and he's seriously considering dropping the project. It's hard to imagine hwo such an important project would fail to get the necessary attention, but it's not without precedent. Full Story |
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