Munich bankrolls libexpat maintainer for six‑month security sprint
The City of Munich has hired libexpat’s maintainer for a six‑month open‑source sabbatical, paying him to fix five known security flaws, add XML 1.0 r5 support and harden the parser. It’s the first municipal‑level funding scheme aimed at sustaining critical, under‑funded digital infrastructure, showing cities can directly back essential open‑source tools.