Skip Navigation

Nginx core developer quits project in security dispute, starts “freenginx” fork

arstechnica.com Nginx core developer quits project in security dispute, starts “freenginx” fork

Disagreement over security disclosures and bug-fixing priorities led to split.

  • A core developer of Nginx, the popular web server, has quit the project and started a fork called freenginx.
  • The developer cited disagreements with the new management at F5, which acquired Nginx Inc. in 2019, over security policies.
  • The dispute arose from the assigning of Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) to bugs in the experimental HTTP/3 code.

Archive link: https://archive.ph/U4XRN

17
17 comments
You've viewed 17 comments.