It's not just your google, apple, etc

Posted Jun 26, 2025 22:24 UTC (Thu) by sramkrishna (subscriber, #72628)
Parent article: Libxml2's "no security embargoes" policy

Smart TV manufacturers use libxml2. Pick up a smart tv and look at the software licenses stuff and you'll see libxml2 as one of them.

As a GNOME Foundation member and former director, it kills me that for such a critical piece of infrastructure code that nobody wants to donate to the foundation. Never mind other pieces like dbus.

I get it that companies love that they can use code that is maintained without paying for it, but there is always a cost one way or another.