Disagreement over security disclosures and bug-fixing priorities led to split.
  • A core developer of Nginx, the popular web server, has quit the project and started a fork called freenginx.
  • The developer cited disagreements with the new management at F5, which acquired Nginx Inc. in 2019, over security policies.
  • The dispute arose from the assigning of Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) to bugs in the experimental HTTP/3 code.

Archive link: https://archive.ph/U4XRN

  • @mods_are_assholesEnglish
    2•11 months ago

    Just a reminder that most things nowadays that put greedy corporations into ‘a good position’ is detrimental to everyone else.