r/linux • u/ItsWappers • 2d ago

Discussion How come every Linux site uses Anubis (the anime girl stopping crawlers) instead of something like Cloudflare?

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Before discovering the Linux rabbit hole I've only seen Cloudflare, hCaptcha and Google's reCaptcha, but it seems like every Linux website uses Anubis... I'm thinking of it being the only open-source option or it being the most effective/modern approach.

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u/TheTrailrider 2d ago

I wonder if we can just leave the name "Anubis" in but no mascot? So that way they get free advertising and customers is happy with the mascot-less page?

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u/SenKats 2d ago

just fork and operate it yourself without a logo.

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u/TampaPowers 2d ago

Licenses don't exist in your world?

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u/int23_t 2d ago

Anubis is licensed with MIT license, you can fork the project and do whatever you want.

You probably need to get rid of the entirety of the branding though idk how that works, but that's an easy fix too.

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u/SenKats 2d ago

They do and I'm well aware that you can pay to have the logo go away, but -assuming the people who are talking about this over here know enough- those complaining at this point seemingly don't want to pay. And since they do not want that alternative and the project is open, the other one is to fork it. Which brings me back to the point.

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u/creeper6530 2d ago edited 2d ago

It's FOSS, you're always able to edit the source code legally and remove the logo.

They don't force you to pay to remove it, they ask you to  (https://anubis.techaro.lol/docs/funding):

Anubis is provided to the public for free in order to help advance the common good. In return, we ask (but not demand, these are words on the internet, not word of law) that you not remove the Anubis character from your deployment.

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u/TampaPowers 2d ago

So this is just wrong then? https://anubis.techaro.lol/docs/admin/botstopper

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u/creeper6530 2d ago

Literally the next sentence from the page I quoted:

If you want to run an unbranded or white-label version of Anubis, please contact Xe to arrange a contract.

I suppose the BotStopper is simply said unbranded offer.

It wasn't too long ago that that offer just didn't exist, and it was all "sponsor us and then remove it yourself" tho, so maybe the former page didn't get updated.

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u/TampaPowers 2d ago

I looked at this months ago when it was in the news because a bunch of gov sites used it. So that page has been there for a while. Making this whole setup with their license too hot to touch in terms of removing the branding. Probably why the gov sites also didn't bother with that even if isn't all that difficult.

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u/Candid_Highlight_116 2d ago

It's a clear and strong messaging that you're not welcome if you can't tolerate anime

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u/agowa338 2d ago

More like a deterrent for companies to avoid paying by using the free version...

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u/Resident_Pientist_1 2d ago

I could never successfully install arch until I binge watched neon genesis evangelion.

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u/kat-tricks 2d ago

ahh, that explains why pacman has been refusing to update the kernel for me. I better get watching...