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Jens Bannmann ⁂tynstar@nerdculture.de
Apr 2, 2024, 9:12 PM
Any experienced C developers among my followers? #BoostsWelcome.
Expat, arguably the world's most popular #XML parser, is understaffed and without funding. As #xz has shown, situations like this are dangerous.
Last month, maintainer Sebastian Pipping put up a plea for help at https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/blob/R_2_6_2/expat/Changes
(I would help myself, but my C skills barely surpass "Hello, World".)
Found via @timbray - https://cosocial.ca/@timbray/112203547801373427
#libexpat
#SoftwareSupplyChainSecurity #OpenSource #OpenSourceMaintainer
#C
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Guus der Kinderenguusdk@toot.igniterealtime.org
Apr 3, 2024, 9:04 AM
@tynstar @timbray Maybe point them at @NGIZero ? NLnet funds projects that help fix the internet through open hardware, open software, open standards, open science and open data. From a cursory look, Expat fits in nicely.
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stfstf@chaos.social
Apr 3, 2024, 11:30 AM
@guusdk @tynstar @timbray @NGIZero neither sovtechfund nor nlnet fit nicely, both are about new features, not maintenance of mature projects. sadly.
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NGI Zero open source fundingNGIZero@mastodon.xyz
Apr 3, 2024, 12:31 PM
Hi @stf, NGI0 programs do not only fund new features. The goal of (financial) support is to develop, strengthen and mature free and open source projects. That involves much more than just new features.
For a list of activities eligible for support see: https://nlnet.nl/commonsfund/eligibility/
@guusdk @tynstar @timbray
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stfstf@chaos.social
Apr 3, 2024, 1:24 PM
@NGIZero @guusdk @tynstar @timbray
sure nlnet has more ambitions than "new features". but u cannot deny that nlnet doesn't fund maintenance in general. which means funding someone 2 review unspecified patches, fix random bugs, fight bitrot in general and possibly maintain code to adapt to an ever changing 3rd party interface.
but seriously, when i scroll through the ngi0 projects, how many of them don't fit the description "new features" in a broad sense? sure they also fit nlnet ambitions
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stfstf@chaos.social
Apr 3, 2024, 1:35 PM
@NGIZero @guusdk @tynstar @timbray just to make clear dearest nlnet. you are awesome, doing good work, i praise your ambitions. however in this thread the concrete proposal was for libexpat to look for funding for maintenance at nlnet, to which i replied what i replied and i stand by that reply. i don't think nlnet funds maintenance.
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stfstf@chaos.social
Apr 3, 2024, 11:28 AM
@tynstar @timbray jia tan has some free time, him and hist colleagues would like to step in!
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Plutopluto@chaos.social
Apr 11, 2024, 11:47 AM
@tynstar @timbray I'd definitely be up for that but I'm too busy writing job applications #fedijobs
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