“Code I have written runs in virtually every Internet connected device on the planet and in most cases the users download and use it without even telling me, for free.”
Daniel Stenberg’s name sits in the curl license, so he gets the email when anyone finds it on a broken device. This one was a death threat with seven screenshots and no explanation. Billions of devices ship his code and the companies behind them stay invisible. The one person who put his name on it takes the abuse.