id: 2840
uid: 2aEmQ
insdate: 2026-05-15 14:05:42
title: Welcome to the Strip Mining Era of OSS Security
additional: 🔍 "OSS Security Enters the Strip Mining Era"

The "strip mining era of OSS security" refers to the practice of extensively exploiting open-source software (OSS) without adequately giving back to the community, jeopardizing the long-term sustainability and security of OSS projects. This trend highlights the growing concern over the imbalance between the widespread use of OSS and the insufficient contribution of resources, expertise, or funding to support its development and maintenance.
category: Hacker News
md5:
guid: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48147339
source_url: https://www.metabase.com/blog/strip-mining-era-of-open-source-security
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author_name: salsakran
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