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Everything filed under open source open source Everything filed under cybersecurity cybersecurity Everything filed under Linux Linux Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under code generation code generation Everything filed under coding agents coding agents Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame 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 themaintainer, not a gift: it is taking part,not merely using the code, that consumes aproject’s scarcest resource. Last stated 5 years ago 17 Mar 2022 FV Filippo Valsorda — holds since 2022-03-17 — tap for who they are NA 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 onis maintained by hobbyists with anhour or two a month, so any proposalthat needs more than that willsimply be ignored. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Apr 2024 TD 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 isnothing to a company andtransformative to a project, soengineers should be the ones askingtheir employers to pay it. Last stated 8 years ago 22 Aug 2018 DD 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 asupplier: there is no relationshipwith the companies using the code,so they cannot impose requirementson the person who wrote it. Last stated 4 years ago 31 Dec 2022 TD 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 justdoes them, even when they breakother people's open pull requests. Last stated 8 months ago 12 Feb 2026 PS 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 agreementexists so the company can relicensevolunteers’ work, and should neitherbe signed nor asked for. Last stated 8 years ago 22 Aug 2018 DD Drew DeVault — holds since 2018-08-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Open source is a gift: users are not entitled to make demands without putting any energy in themselves. — tap to centre the map on it Open source is a gift: users are notentitled to make demands withoutputting any energy in themselves. Last stated a year ago by 11 Aug 2025 LR Lee Robinson — holds since 2025-08-11 — 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 ofcode was premised on humans doingthe modifications, and it nowsurvives only because tokens arescarce. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Low-quality AI-generated code contributions betray the care that goes into writing and maintaining software for others. — tap to centre the map on it Low-quality AI-generated codecontributions betray the care thatgoes into writing and maintainingsoftware for others. Last stated 4 weeks ago 25 Sept 2026 CD Cory Doctorow — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A badly written AI outbound email isevidence of a bad vendor, not of alimit of AI. Last stated 10 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JL Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. — tap to centre the map on it A bigger context window does notgive you a smarter model; theintelligence of the model is whatdecides how much of that window itcan actually attend to. Last stated 3 months ago 15 Jul 2026 DH Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. — tap to centre the map on it A body of publications is easy forAI models to consume via pretrainingcorpora but cumbersome for mosthumans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts,and paywalls. Last stated a month ago 17 Sept 2026 PC Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-09-17 — 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 iscoming, at least among developers,because there is enoughdissatisfaction with both Apple andMicrosoft. Last stated a year ago 26 Jun 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-06-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Coding agents make doing things on Linux far more approachable. — tap to centre the map on it Coding agents make doing things onLinux far more approachable. Last stated 4 months ago 8 Jun 2026 BV Ben Vinegar — holds since 2026-06-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Desktop Linux improved dramatically while Apple's users were not watching, and is now far more polished and capable than its reputation. — tap to centre the map on it Desktop Linux improved dramaticallywhile Apple's users were notwatching, and is now far morepolished and capable than itsreputation. Last stated a year ago 26 Aug 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A breached organisation owes its customers a fast and transparent disclosure, and that obligation applies to the person saying it too. — tap to centre the map on it A breached organisation owes itscustomers a fast and transparentdisclosure, and that obligationapplies to the person saying it too. Last stated 2 years ago 25 Mar 2025 TH Troy Hunt — holds since 2025-03-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A correctly configured TLS server should send its intermediate certificates, not just its own certificate, to let clients chain back to a trusted root. — tap to centre the map on it A correctly configured TLS servershould send its intermediatecertificates, not just its owncertificate, to let clients chainback to a trusted root. Last stated 8 months ago 16 Feb 2026 JS Jon Seager — holds since 2026-02-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: A library that skips certificate verification by default is unsafe and should not be trusted. — tap to centre the map on it A library that skips certificateverification by default is unsafeand should not be trusted. Last stated 2 years ago 8 Apr 2025 PH Phil Hagelberg — holds since 2025-04-08 — tap for who they are
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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. Last stated 17 Mar 2022 · 5 years ago Holds Filippo ValsordaNadia Asparouhova Read this korrent →