Alex Band from NLnet Labs discusses how LLMs have impacted their open-source work over the past year, particularly in community contributions and security reports. He reflects on 25 years of developing niche open-source software for critical internet infrastructure like DNS and BGP, noting that external contributions have historically been rare due to the specialized nature of their projects.
Background
NLnet Labs is a non-profit organization that develops and maintains critical open-source software for internet infrastructure, including DNS resolvers like Unbound and routing security tools.
- Source
- Lobsters
- Published
- Sep 16, 2026 at 02:31 PM
- Score
- 6.0 / 10