Analysis of 23 core open source projects: 11 have one or two regular contributors. xz, backdoored in 2024, again has one; the analysis found no new funding.
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11 of 23 Core Open Source Projects Run on 1 or 2 People
A Redditor counted who wrote every change to xz, sudo, bash, tz and 19 more projects. 11 of 23 rely on one or two people. See who they are and who pays.