The least thing the already overworked volunteers need to hear now is that hey have done something they shouldn't.

RE: https://logoff.website/@jason/117507760889329238

Hard disagree. You should volunteer and you should feel good for volunteering. You should accept the appreciation and credit you get for it.

And you should feel good when taking care of your family and friends and your daily life stuff.

What you absolutely should not, is feel bad for the things you didn't do as volunteer, or feel bad for prioritizing family and friends and your own life over open source.

Take a break from volunteering and feel good for doing so, even if the world is burning.

I know AI has been flooding the zone with vulnerabilities and that your computer systems are all on fire. It is inconvenient but the unpaid open source volunteers also need to take care of their family and friends, do doctors appointments, handle leaking roof, get the winter wheels on their car, handle daily job responsibilities, proper rest and recovery, and similar things.

Just saying

I'm not sure claiming "everything is on fire" is the correct takeaway here

There is a pile of flammable materials we've been ignoring for decades. It catches on fire sometimes. It caught on fire a lot this week

And the people who put out the fires, for free, put the fire out again

The current plan is to just keep throwing more oily rags on the pile. We could try to help the volunteers, but that costs more than adding oily rags to the pile

Hugs to everyone who has been doing security fixes, patching, upgrades and incident reports this week. The work you do is appreciated!