Re: Americans: that clueless cretin you elected just killed the CVE program :-(

On 4/18/25 15:33, Arne Vajhøj wrote:

On 4/18/2025 10:24 AM, chrisq wrote:

On 4/16/25 13:17, Simon Clubley wrote:

Read for yourself:
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https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/16/homeland_security_funding_for_cve/

 

Why doesn't industry fund it,

 That may very well be where it end up.
 https://www.thecvefoundation.org/
 <quote>
In response, a coalition of longtime, active CVE Board members have spent the past year developing a strategy to transition CVE to a dedicated, non-profit foundation. The new CVE Foundation will focus solely on continuing the mission of delivering high-quality vulnerability identification and maintaining the integrity and availability of CVE data for defenders worldwide.
</quote>
 Arne
 

That makes sense, a non profit, rather than the dead hand of
the state meddling in everything.
On another note, so much fuss about tariffs, but the rest of the
world has been taking advantage of the goodwill and yes, self
interest, of the US for decades. Trade is not free at all.
Example:
If I buy test equipment, just about anything from the US, I
get slapped with the following charges on entry to the UK,
on top of the original cost and shipping charges:
* Import duty
* Post office / Royal Mail "Handling fee"
* Vat at 20% on the total of all above.
In many cases, it's no longer economic to buy from the
US, other than a few spec items. The EU countries are even worse,
with tariffs imposed + vat, on most non EU sourced product.
An organisation designed very much to be protectionist.
Hear the squeals everywhere, and no fan of the man, but tough
love looks like the order of the day now.
Chris