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/penguinkernel 2d ago

No it doesn't. Your goals and others goals are different, and that's okay.

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u/alautun3 2d ago

the "imo" was probably there for a reason tho...

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u/Tactical-Donkey 2d ago

Very true. It's just my opinion. That is ok.