NewsForge: Donors, Takers Size Up Free Open Source Certificate Support

“By offering free SSL certificates to open source projects,
domain registrar GoDaddy.com is asking, ‘Will the real open source
please stand up?’

“We thought it might be interesting to see what kind of response
GoDaddy got, what it is doing to filter out the open source noise
from the truly open source projects, and what it really takes to
cash in on open source authenticity to score a free Turbo SSL
Certificate from the Arizona company. Conversely, what must open
source projects do to take advantage of this kind of free
support–whether it be SSL certs, hosting, or other services that
can put more time and energy back on the code–without compromising
any control…?”

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