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Bountysource Stole at Least $17,000 from Open Source Developers

This is why people say the open source ecosystem sucks.

Coincidently, around this time, the Bountysource project announced drastic changes to its terms of service, enabling them to steal unclaimed bounties after two years: GitHub issues show that at numerous moments in time, payments were left pending for months on end. Soon after, after showing signs of crisis, the company quietly announced bankruptcy in 2023, leaving tens of thousands of dollars left unpaid.

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