[kwlug-disc] Let's Encrypt out of beta

[Paul Nijjar]

On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 08:21:28AM +0000, B.S. via kwlug-disc wrote:
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> > Huh. This tells me that the project is dangerous, because it depends on
> > continued corporate sponsorship for its existence. Once our "friends"
> > at the big companies drop their sponsorships, it will fall apart.
> 
> What is the basis and justification for spreading such fears?

The Software Freedom Conservancy fiasco. 

I have no reason to believe that any sponsor or group of sponsors will
leave imminently. I do have a reason to believe that any
organization that depends on our corporate friends for its continued
existence is beholden to those friends. 

And no, I do not believe that there is anything particularly unique
about the Let's Encrypt funding situation. As the interests of our
corporate friends and the users of those services diverge, I believe
we will see further incidents. 

Maybe a better word than "dangerous" is "fragile".

None of this is to suggest that I am uninterested in Let's Encrypt. We
have not deployed it at work, but I think we will. I will not be
trusting in its longevity, however.

- Paul 


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