From 39c8eb8ed5d4bead5bdbeb4db8b96f7394365e06 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "R. Miles McCain" Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2021 15:04:37 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add acknowledgement of "end user" software (#2) --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 712ed3c..eb52388 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ## 1. Ideas wanted -Like [roads and bridges](https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/learning/research-reports/roads-and-bridges-the-unseen-labor-behind-our-digital-infrastructure/) for the digital world, open source software (OSS) makes up much of our digital infrastructure and underlies many critical software systems, both public and private. Sometimes referred to as "free and open source software" (FOSS), OSS can be used, modified, and shared by the public according to its terms of distribution. +Like [roads and bridges](https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/learning/research-reports/roads-and-bridges-the-unseen-labor-behind-our-digital-infrastructure/) for the digital world, open source software (OSS) makes up much of our digital infrastructure and underlies many critical software systems, both public and private. Some of the most popular [apps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free_and_open-source_Android_applications) and [websites](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free_and_open-source_web_applications) are open source as well. Often referred to as "free and open source software" (FOSS), OSS can be used, modified, and shared by the public according to its terms of distribution. However, OSS faces a sustainability problem. While some OSS projects are well-resourced by companies and non-profit organizations, other OSS code is maintained and released by people who struggle to monetize their work. Moreover, flaws in OSS has been used to mount supply chain attacks such as [Heartbleed](https://heartbleed.com/) and, more recently, [log4j](https://blog.cloudflare.com/how-cloudflare-security-responded-to-log4j2-vulnerability/). Traditional methods of resourcing OSS development and maintenance – such as corporate or philanthropic donations, [crowdsourcing](https://babeljs.io/blog/2021/05/10/funding-update), or [volunteer time](https://twitter.com/FiloSottile/status/1469441487175880711) – may not be enough.