# Open source maintainers underpaid, swamped by security, and going gray

**URL:** <https://forum.devtalk.com/t/open-source-maintainers-underpaid-swamped-by-security-and-going-gray/171264>\
**Category:** In The News\
**Tags:** security\
**Created:** [22 September 2024 14:59 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/open-source-maintainers-underpaid-swamped-by-security-and-going-gray/171264 "2024-09-22T14:59:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![brennan](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/brennan/32/6725_2.png) [@brennan](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/brennan)\
**Post date:** [21 December 2024 06:22 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/open-source-maintainers-underpaid-swamped-by-security-and-going-gray/171264/4 "2024-12-21T06:22:40Z")

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Good argument. So what could be an alternative?

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