FAQ: refreshed some very old language

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1.6 What do you get for making curl? 1.6 What do you get for making curl?
Project cURL is entirely free and open. No person gets paid for developing Project cURL is entirely free and open. We do this voluntarily, mostly in
curl full time. We do this voluntarily, mostly in our spare time. our spare time. Companies may pay individual developers to work on curl,
Occasionally companies pay individual developers to work on curl, but that's but that's up to each company and developer. This is not controlled by nor
up to each company and developer. This is not controlled by nor supervised in supervised in any way by the curl project.
any way by the project.
We still get help from companies. Haxx provides website, bandwidth, mailing We get help from companies. Haxx provides website, bandwidth, mailing lists
lists etc, GitHub hosts the primary git repository and other services like etc, GitHub hosts the primary git repository and other services like the bug
the bug tracker at https://github.com/curl/curl. Also again, some companies tracker at https://github.com/curl/curl. Also again, some companies have
have sponsored certain parts of the development in the past and I hope some sponsored certain parts of the development in the past and I hope some will
will continue to do so in the future. continue to do so in the future.
If you want to support our project, consider a donation or a banner-program If you want to support our project, consider a donation or a banner-program
or even better: by helping us with coding, documenting or testing etc. or even better: by helping us with coding, documenting or testing etc.
See also: https://curl.haxx.se/sponsors.html
1.7 What about CURL from curl.com? 1.7 What about CURL from curl.com?
During the summer of 2001, curl.com was busy advertising their client-side During the summer of 2001, curl.com was busy advertising their client-side
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We don't know how many users that downloaded or installed curl and then We don't know how many users that downloaded or installed curl and then
never use it. never use it.
In May 2012 Daniel did a counting game and came up with a number that may In 2020, we estimate that curl runs in rougly ten billion installations
be completely wrong or somewhat accurate. Over 500 million! world wide.
See https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2012/05/16/300m-users/
1.11 Why don't you update ca-bundle.crt 1.11 Why don't you update ca-bundle.crt
The ca cert bundle that used to be shipped with curl was very outdated and
must be replaced with an up-to-date version by anyone who wants to verify
peers. It is no longer provided by curl. The last curl release that ever
shipped a ca cert bundle was curl 7.18.0.
In the cURL project we've decided not to attempt to keep this file updated In the cURL project we've decided not to attempt to keep this file updated
(or even present anymore) since deciding what to add to a ca cert bundle is (or even present) since deciding what to add to a ca cert bundle is an
an undertaking we've not been ready to accept, and the one we can get from undertaking we've not been ready to accept, and the one we can get from
Mozilla is perfectly fine so there's no need to duplicate that work. Mozilla is perfectly fine so there's no need to duplicate that work.
Today, with many services performed over HTTPS, every operating system Today, with many services performed over HTTPS, every operating system
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1.14 How do I submit my patch? 1.14 How do I submit my patch?
When you have made a patch or a change of whatever sort, and want to submit We strongly encourage you to submit changes and improvements directly as
that to the project, there are a few different ways we prefer: "pull requests" on github: https://github.com/curl/curl/pulls
o send a patch to the curl-library mailing list. We're many subscribers If you for any reason can't or won't deal with github, send your patch to
there and there are lots of people who can review patches, comment on them the curl-library mailing list. We're many subscribers there and there are
and "receive" them properly. lots of people who can review patches, comment on them and "receive" them
properly.
o if your patch changes or fixes a bug, you can also opt to submit a bug
report in the bug tracker and attach your patch there. There are less
people involved there.
Lots of more details are found in the CONTRIBUTE and INTERNALS docs. Lots of more details are found in the CONTRIBUTE and INTERNALS docs.