There are a lot of dismissive folks who think this is some kind of one-off event because you can't prove it's not- oh wait, the other attempts we can prove aren't enough evidence either!
I understand being wary of America trying to solve this the only way we know how (PRIVATIZE IT!), but dismissing it as a non-issue makes that more likely because you're basically saying you plan on ignoring it rather than putting your own controls in place.
Yes, FOSS projects need to be welcoming to new devs. No, they don't need to pretend malicious actors aren't an issue in order to do that.
You can vet new people, and be welcoming, at the same time.
I understand being wary of America trying to solve this the only way we know how (PRIVATIZE IT!), but dismissing it as a non-issue makes that more likely because you're basically saying you plan on ignoring it rather than putting your own controls in place.
Yes, FOSS projects need to be welcoming to new devs. No, they don't need to pretend malicious actors aren't an issue in order to do that.
You can vet new people, and be welcoming, at the same time.