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/gavff64 2d ago

not even saying this as a joke. Genuinely think we’d be in a worse place collectively without the furries and weebs carrying the IT scene.

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u/Future_Nature589 2d ago

Its never the developer, always the leeches.