The simple observation:
The #curl project is getting DoS‘ed by security researchers.
No mal intent, but driven by stock/work market evaluations.
Example: Aisle has shown its value by the curl CVEs claimed and was now bought by Cohere, presumably a good deal for both companies.
Economically reasonable behaviour for both. The FOSS projects are the roadkill, though.
All reporters have similar motivations, down to individuals improving their personal market value.
Stefan Eissing
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2026-10-18 07:39:39 UTC
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