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The Open Source Paradox: Unpacking Risk, Equity And Acceptance

Red Hat, Monday, June 9th, 2025

Open source has always been paradoxical: it's software developed by passionate developers and given away for free, yet it's monetized and funded by some of the largest companies in the world.

An underdog, once called "a cancer," and yet it's the single largest driver of innovation and technological progress we have ever seen. In the world of open source, paradox will always exist, but nowhere more so than in the understanding of security vulnerabilities.

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