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2 Feb 2023
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Filippo Valsorda — holds since 2023-02-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Paying a maintainer must not buy a say in the project’s direction; funding and governance have to be kept as separate as possible. — tap to centre the map on it Paying a maintainer must not buy a say in the project’s direction; funding and governance have to be kept as separate as possible. Last stated 4 years ago
17 Mar 2022
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Filippo Valsorda — holds since 2022-03-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Companies are willing to pay for their critical open source dependencies; what is missing is a legible way for projects to sell it to them. — tap to centre the map on it Companies are willing to pay for their critical open source dependencies; what is missing is a legible way for projects to sell it to them. Last stated 2 years ago
8 Jul 2024
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Filippo Valsorda — holds since 2024-07-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Your dependency's business model is your business model, so building a harness around one lab's model is a commercial risk and not a technical choice. — tap to centre the map on it Your dependency's business model is your business model, so building a harness around one lab's model is a commercial risk and not a technical choice. Last stated 4 weeks ago
10 Aug 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Adding a dependency is a serious commitment requiring an audit and continued re-auditing, and the usual practice of not doing so is reckless. — tap to centre the map on it Adding a dependency is a serious commitment requiring an audit and continued re-auditing, and the usual practice of not doing so is reckless. Last stated 5 years ago
16 Nov 2021
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Drew DeVault — holds since 2021-11-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Employing a maintainer inside a large company breaks down exactly when the project succeeds: the workload grows while its value to the employer stays flat. — tap to centre the map on it Employing a maintainer inside a large company breaks down exactly when the project succeeds: the workload grows while its value to the employer stays flat. Last stated 4 years ago
2 Feb 2023
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Filippo Valsorda — holds since 2023-02-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Funding should pay for maintenance, not features, because every new feature adds to the burden the money was meant to relieve. — tap to centre the map on it Funding should pay for maintenance, not features, because every new feature adds to the burden the money was meant to relieve. Last stated 4 years ago
17 Mar 2022
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Filippo Valsorda — holds since 2022-03-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The hard part of building a product in a month is working out what not to build. — tap to centre the map on it The hard part of building a product in a month is working out what not to build. Last stated 2 years ago
20 Aug 2024
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2024-08-20 — 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 needs more than that will simply be ignored. 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 blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem. — tap to centre the map on it A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem. Last stated a year ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computer meant for anyone has to be understandable without a manual, and it has to be friendly. — tap to centre the map on it A computer meant for anyone has to be understandable without a manual, and it has to be friendly. Last stated 4 weeks ago
14 Aug 2026
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Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business making hundreds of millions from an open source project owes it money or contribution, and can be refused its trademarks if it gives neither. — tap to centre the map on it A business making hundreds of millions from an open source project owes it money or contribution, and can be refused its trademarks if it gives neither. Last stated 2 years ago
26 Sept 2024
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Matt Mullenweg — holds since 2024-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that will not accept a project’s terms is free to go and use a more permissive project instead. — tap to centre the map on it A company that will not accept a project’s terms is free to go and use a more permissive project instead. Last stated 2 years ago
26 Sept 2024
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Matt Mullenweg — holds since 2024-09-26 — 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 ones asking their employers to pay it. 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: After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive. — tap to centre the map on it After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive. Last stated 11 months ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. — tap to centre the map on it AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. Last stated a month ago
26 Jul 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Better design does not mean more design: the most obvious designs are often invisible. — tap to centre the map on it Better design does not mean more design: the most obvious designs are often invisible. Last stated 3 years ago
16 Nov 2023
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2023-11-16 — tap for who they are
At the centre
A dependency you would need engineer-months to replace or fork is a critical one, and retaining its maintainer is straightforward business sense.
Holds FV Filippo ValsordaRead this korrent →
Paying a maintainer must not buy a say in the project’s direction; funding and governance have to be kept as separate as possible.
Holds FV Filippo Valsorda
Companies are willing to pay for their critical open source dependencies; what is missing is a legible way for projects to sell it to them.
Holds FV Filippo Valsorda
Your dependency's business model is your business model, so building a harness around one lab's model is a commercial risk and not a technical choice.
Holds
Adding a dependency is a serious commitment requiring an audit and continued re-auditing, and the usual practice of not doing so is reckless.
Holds DD Drew DeVault
Employing a maintainer inside a large company breaks down exactly when the project succeeds: the workload grows while its value to the employer stays flat.
Holds FV Filippo Valsorda
Funding should pay for maintenance, not features, because every new feature adds to the burden the money was meant to relieve.
Holds FV Filippo Valsorda
The hard part of building a product in a month is working out what not to build.
Holds
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 blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Holds JZ Julie Zhuo
A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem.
Holds RV Rahul Vohra
A computer meant for anyone has to be understandable without a manual, and it has to be friendly.
Holds SK Susan Kare
A business making hundreds of millions from an open source project owes it money or contribution, and can be refused its trademarks if it gives neither.
Holds MM Matt Mullenweg
A company that will not accept a project’s terms is free to go and use a more permissive project instead.
Holds MM Matt Mullenweg
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
After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive.
Holds DF Dylan Field
AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much.
Holds
Better design does not mean more design: the most obvious designs are often invisible.
Holds JZ Julie Zhuo