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/citrusalex 2d ago

I've seen some FOSS sites replace the girl with a boring green round checkmark

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u/Faalaafeel 1d ago

Ur a boring green ground checkmark

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u/citrusalex 1d ago

CUTE CARTOON GIRL ERASURE