Controversy Surrounding Bitvise's Control of PuTTY Domain
By
ColinWright
The bagel they save for the regulars. Don't skim, savour.
Summary
The article discusses the controversy surrounding Bitvise's control of the domain name putty.org, which is associated with the open-source project PuTTY. This situation raises concerns about trust and transparency in the open-source community.
Key quotes
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The domain, long associated by users with PuTTY, the widely-used open-source SSH and Telnet client, is not controlled by the PuTTY project itself — but by a commercial competitor: Bitvise.
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