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SaaS 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 software foundation is little more than a tax status, and gets less public accountability than a company because everyone assumes its motives are good. A software foundation is little more than a tax status, and gets less public accountability than a company because everyone assumes its motives are good. Last stated 8 years ago
31 Oct 2018
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Nadia Asparouhova — holds since 2018-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Becoming a public benefit corporation does not make you the good guys, but it does stop investors suing you for pursuing your stated purpose. — tap to centre the map on it Becoming a public benefit corporation does not make you the good guys, but it does stop investors suing you for pursuing your stated purpose. Last stated 5 months ago
10 May 2026
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Eric Ries — holds since 2026-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An abstraction chosen wrongly at the start means a team can never make its software great, however good that team is. — tap to centre the map on it An abstraction chosen wrongly at the start means a team can never make its software great, however good that team is. Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A single foundation is structurally at odds with a project whose contributors are distributed, and is easier to capture than the project is. — tap to centre the map on it A single foundation is structurally at odds with a project whose contributors are distributed, and is easier to capture than the project is. Last stated 8 years ago
31 Oct 2018
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Nadia Asparouhova — holds since 2018-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software is now won or lost on design: good enough is no longer fine, it is mediocre. — tap to centre the map on it Software is now won or lost on design: good enough is no longer fine, it is mediocre. Last stated a year ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software only gets good by being used a lot by the people building it, so time spent inside coding agents instead of the app is time that makes the app worse. — tap to centre the map on it Software only gets good by being used a lot by the people building it, so time spent inside coding agents instead of the app is time that makes the app worse. Last stated 2 months ago
6 Sept 2026
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Ben Vinegar — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most people will keep paying for software rather than build and maintain their own. — tap to centre the map on it Most people will keep paying for software rather than build and maintain their own. Last stated a year ago
7 Oct 2025
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Nat Eliason — holds since 2025-10-07 — 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 codec does not really exist until everyone can decode it. — tap to centre the map on it A codec does not really exist until everyone can decode it. Last stated 5 months ago
31 May 2026
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Jean-Baptiste Kempf — holds since 2026-05-31 — 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: An open-weight model is already all anyone needs; it is as good as the frontier models. — tap to centre the map on it An open-weight model is already all anyone needs; it is as good as the frontier models. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — no longer holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: By 2027, open-weight AI models more powerful than today's frontier systems will be downloadable by any country or well-resourced non-state group. — tap to centre the map on it By 2027, open-weight AI models more powerful than today's frontier systems will be downloadable by any country or well-resourced non-state group. Last stated 2 months ago
19 Aug 2026
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Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Chinese AI companies are the clear leaders in open-weight models. — tap to centre the map on it Chinese AI companies are the clear leaders in open-weight models. Last stated a month ago
21 Sept 2026
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being blunt to the point of abuse on the kernel mailing list is who I am and the right way to run the project. — tap to centre the map on it Being blunt to the point of abuse on the kernel mailing list is who I am and the right way to run the project. Last stated 8 years ago
16 Sept 2018
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Linus Torvalds — holds since 2013-07-15 — tap for who they are
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Linus Torvalds — no longer holds since 2018-09-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Linux now offers a desktop experience superior to the Mac's in many areas, though not all, just as open source already won the server and the web. — tap to centre the map on it Linux now offers a desktop experience superior to the Mac's in many areas, though not all, just as open source already won the server and the web. Last stated a year ago
1 Jul 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Linux kernel is unique in having thousands of contributors paid to work on it; Rust does well by any other standard and is still nowhere near that. — tap to centre the map on it The Linux kernel is unique in having thousands of contributors paid to work on it; Rust does well by any other standard and is still nowhere near that. Last stated 5 months ago
20 May 2026
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Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are