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No, because people are paying for it. Not directly, but through their internet contracts, banks, etc. Those people expect that their stuff is secured, they do not need to know how.

My grandma probably does not even know that ESP exists in cars. However, if the ESP stops working, then she could rightfully blame the car manufacturer.

Persons are not blaming OpenSSL as some imaginary entity, they blame people who are involved in making, reviewing, accepting and using OpenSSL.



I don't think the analogy works. None of the money, and all of the blame ended up with people who make and review OpenSSL as volunteers.




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