Some good Sourceware Infrastructure news

Project / Subsystem

binutils / binutils

Date

2026-08-28

Proposer

Mark Wielaard <mark@klomp.org>

Source type

public_inbox

Consensus

Proposed

Sentiment

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binutils
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binutils
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Some good Sourceware Infrastructure news
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Sourceware infrastructure updates and news
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Sourceware has successfully mitigated AI scraper bot attacks and is announcing increased corporate and individual donations, leading to doubled infrastructure…
proposer
Mark Wielaard <mark@klomp.org>
consensus
Proposed
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proposed
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  • • infrastructure
  • • security
  • • funding
  • • community
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date
2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z

Some good Sourceware Infrastructure news

Mark Wielaard shares positive news regarding Sourceware’s infrastructure, highlighting the successful defense against AI scraper bots through improved nginx limiting. The announcement also details significant increases in both corporate sponsorships and individual donations, resulting in a doubled budget for 2026/2027. The team plans to present these infrastructure updates and best practices at the upcoming GNU Tools Cauldron conference.