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code generation Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: A contribution is a cost to the maintainer, not a gift: it is taking part, not merely using the code, that consumes a project’s scarcest resource. A contribution is a cost to the maintainer, not a gift: it is taking part, not merely using the code, that consumes a project’s scarcest resource. Last stated 4 years ago
17 Mar 2022
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Filippo Valsorda — holds since 2022-03-17 — tap for who they are
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Nadia Asparouhova — holds since 2019-03-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most of the code the world runs on is maintained by hobbyists with an hour or two a month, so any proposal that needs more than that will simply be ignored. — tap to centre the map on it Most of the code the world runs on is maintained by hobbyists with an hour or two a month, so any proposal that… Last stated 2 years ago
1 Apr 2024
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Thomas Depierre — holds since 2024-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few hundred dollars a month is nothing to a company and transformative to a project, so engineers should be the ones asking their employers to pay it. — tap to centre the map on it A few hundred dollars a month is nothing to a company and transformative to a project, so engineers should be the… Last stated 8 years ago
22 Aug 2018
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Drew DeVault — holds since 2018-08-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An open source maintainer is not a supplier: there is no relationship with the companies using the code, so they cannot impose requirements on the person who wrote it. — tap to centre the map on it An open source maintainer is not a supplier: there is no relationship with the companies using the code, so… Last stated 4 years ago
31 Dec 2022
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Thomas Depierre — holds since 2022-12-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Refactors are cheap now, so he just does them, even when they break other people's open pull requests. — tap to centre the map on it Refactors are cheap now, so he just does them, even when they break other people's open pull requests. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A contributor licence agreement exists so the company can relicense volunteers’ work, and should neither be signed nor asked for. — tap to centre the map on it A contributor licence agreement exists so the company can relicense volunteers’ work, and should… Last stated 8 years ago
22 Aug 2018
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Drew DeVault — holds since 2018-08-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The case for sweating every line of code was premised on humans doing the modifications, and it now survives only because tokens are scarce. — tap to centre the map on it The case for sweating every line of code was premised on humans doing the modifications, and it now… Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Free riding is not open source’s problem: the users who only download the code impose no cost on anyone. — tap to centre the map on it Free riding is not open source’s problem: the users who only download the code impose no cost on anyone. Last stated 7 years ago
14 Mar 2019
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Nadia Asparouhova — holds since 2019-03-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agent-written pull requests already outclass those of the median human contributor to an open source project. — tap to centre the map on it Agent-written pull requests already outclass those of the median human contributor to an open source project. Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a… Last stated 4 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model asked to summarize its own system prompt risks that prompt's content biasing the summary it produces. — tap to centre the map on it A language model asked to summarize its own system prompt risks that prompt's content biasing the summary it… Last stated 5 days ago
2 Sept 2026
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Simon Willison — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A trust that owns the mission protects a company better than founder control does, which is why Anthropic needs no dual-class shares. — tap to centre the map on it A trust that owns the mission protects a company better than founder control does, which is why Anthropic needs no… Last stated 4 months ago
10 May 2026
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Eric Ries — holds since 2026-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Arch's community package repository removes the manual scripting that a developer's setup still needs on Ubuntu. — tap to centre the map on it Arch's community package repository removes the manual scripting that a developer's setup still needs on Ubuntu. Last stated a year ago
2 Jun 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Needing a choice and a config file for every last detail is both the cost of Arch with Hyprland and the reason it can be made entirely your own. — tap to centre the map on it Needing a choice and a config file for every last detail is both the cost of Arch with Hyprland and the reason it can… Last stated a year ago
2 Jun 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Hyprland put a twenty-year-old distribution in front of people who never believed open source could deliver a desktop worth leaving Windows or macOS for. — tap to centre the map on it Hyprland put a twenty-year-old distribution in front of people who never believed open source could deliver a desktop… Last stated a year ago
5 Aug 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-08-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A big switch to desktop Linux is coming, at least among developers, because there is enough dissatisfaction with both Apple and Microsoft. — tap to centre the map on it A big switch to desktop Linux is coming, at least among developers, because there is enough dissatisfaction with… Last stated a year ago
26 Jun 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that handed its engineers Copilot and thinks it is now moving faster will be destroyed by the people using frontier models. — tap to centre the map on it A company that handed its engineers Copilot and thinks it is now moving faster will be destroyed by the people… Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A hired chief executive can become the author of a company's culture by giving it a re-founding event, as Satya Nadella and Jamie Dimon did. — tap to centre the map on it A hired chief executive can become the author of a company's culture by giving it a re-founding event, as Satya… Last stated 12 months ago
18 Sept 2025
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
At the centre
A contribution is a cost to the maintainer, not a gift: it is taking part, not merely using the code, that consumes a project’s scarcest resource.
Holds FV Filippo ValsordaNA Nadia AsparouhovaRead this korrent →
Most of the code the world runs on is maintained by hobbyists with an hour or two a month, so any proposal that needs more than that will simply be ignored.
Holds TD Thomas Depierre
A few hundred dollars a month is nothing to a company and transformative to a project, so engineers should be the ones asking their employers to pay it.
Holds DD Drew DeVault
An open source maintainer is not a supplier: there is no relationship with the companies using the code, so they cannot impose requirements on the person who wrote it.
Holds TD Thomas Depierre
Refactors are cheap now, so he just does them, even when they break other people's open pull requests.
Holds
A contributor licence agreement exists so the company can relicense volunteers’ work, and should neither be signed nor asked for.
Holds DD Drew DeVault
The case for sweating every line of code was premised on humans doing the modifications, and it now survives only because tokens are scarce.
Holds
Free riding is not open source’s problem: the users who only download the code impose no cost on anyone.
Holds NA Nadia Asparouhova
Agent-written pull requests already outclass those of the median human contributor to an open source project.
Holds
A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year.
Holds
A language model asked to summarize its own system prompt risks that prompt's content biasing the summary it produces.
Holds
A trust that owns the mission protects a company better than founder control does, which is why Anthropic needs no dual-class shares.
Holds ER Eric Ries
Arch's community package repository removes the manual scripting that a developer's setup still needs on Ubuntu.
Holds
Needing a choice and a config file for every last detail is both the cost of Arch with Hyprland and the reason it can be made entirely your own.
Holds
Hyprland put a twenty-year-old distribution in front of people who never believed open source could deliver a desktop worth leaving Windows or macOS for.
Holds
A big switch to desktop Linux is coming, at least among developers, because there is enough dissatisfaction with both Apple and Microsoft.
Holds
A company that handed its engineers Copilot and thinks it is now moving faster will be destroyed by the people using frontier models.
Holds SY Steve Yegge
A hired chief executive can become the author of a company's culture by giving it a re-founding event, as Satya Nadella and Jamie Dimon did.
Holds