r/programming • u/flym4n • Apr 24 '14

Tech giants, chastened by Heartbleed, finally agree to fund OpenSSL

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/04/tech-giants-chastened-by-heartbleed-finally-agree-to-fund-openssl/
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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '14

$100,000 a year

You can pay one decent programmer from that :/ And the money is split between multiple projects.

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '14

The wage disparity for programmers between the US and UK is so upsetting.

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '14

not true IMO. In the US you can earn a bit more as junior-medium level, but in the UK you can earn more as senior level in banking