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by distcs 731 days ago
For those like me confused how opensource.net is related to opensource.org from their about link:

> OpenSource.net launched in response to the halt of Opensource.com operations by supervising entity Red Hat, which supports the move. This includes facilitating the republishing of selected, previously published material from Opensource.com for the archives of OpenSource.net with the project’s community manager Seth Kenlon continuing to play an advisory and supporting role.

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I'm sure you've comprehended this, but it's not obvious from your snippet: .org (Initiative) launched .net to continue the work of .com, which had been Red Hat's pet project since its inception.

And if I may add a bit of an "insider" insight, Red Hat used to fund it decently. I volunteered for a while, got plenty of swag and they even offered me an all-expenses-paid trip to Raleigh (Red Hat's HQ) for some sort of a community meetup. As a college student from a not particularly developed country, being treated that way by a company as large as Red Hat felt very motivating. Unfortunately in my particular case, US embassy said no.