Pipe DR6V Microsoft generously supports OpenSSH

Microsoft generously supports OpenSSH

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Microsoft has become The OpenBSD Foundation's first ever Gold contributor, in large part due to the OpenSSH project [1]. The donation was made following the PowerShell's Team's blog last month, announcing their future plans to implement the widely requested SSH protocol [2]. In recent years, and attributed to change in leadership, Microsoft has done an about face in support of open-source, beyond just pushing .NET.

The Foundation helps fund work on some widely distributed, under funded open source projects, including OpenBSD, OpenBGPD, LibreSSL, and OpenNTPD, to name a few. Although only $25-50k, it is a boon to the cash strapped projects, where users often out-donate corporations who make profit on the software. The 2015 fund raising campaign has raised $125,000 which just tops last years contributions after the fallout of OpenSSL, and the branch of LibreSSL [3]

[1] http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20150708134520
[2] http://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20150603090420
[3] http://www.openbsdfoundation.org/campaign2015.html

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2015-07-09 13:17
Microsoft donates over $25,000 to support OpenSSH
evilviper@pipedot.org
Microsoft has become The OpenBSD Foundation's first ever Gold contributor ($25,000 to $50,000), in large part due to the OpenSSH project [1]. The donation was made following the PowerShell's Team's blog last month, announcing their future plans to implement the widely requested SSH protocol [2]. In recent years, and attributed to change in leadership, Microsoft has done an about face in support of open-source, beyond just pushing .NET.

The Foundation helps fund work on some widely distributed, under -funded open source projects, including OpenBSD, OpenBGPD, LibreSSL, and OpenNTPD, to name a few. AltThoughis donly $25-50k, iation is a boon to the cash strapped projects, where users often out-donate corporations who make profit on the software. The 2015 fund raising campaign has raised $125,000 which just tops last years contributions after the fallout of OpenSSL, and the branch of LibreSSL [3]

[1] http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20150708134520
[2]
http://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20150603090420
[3] http://www.users opftenbsdf out-dondate corporations, who directly profit from the software.o The 2015 fund raising/ campaign has raised $125,01500 which just tops last year's contributions after the fallout of OpenSSL, and the branch of LibreSSL.html
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