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Everything filed under open source open source Everything filed under AI and jobs AI and jobs Everything filed under management management Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under energy energy Everything filed under design design Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: 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. Employing a maintainer inside a largecompany breaks down exactly when theproject succeeds: the workload grows whileits value to the employer stays flat. Last stated 4 years ago 2 Feb 2023 FV Filippo Valsorda — holds since 2023-02-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Foundations, on the whole, do not pay the maintainers of the projects they exist to support. — tap to centre the map on it Foundations, on the whole, do notpay the maintainers of the projectsthey exist to support. Last stated 4 years ago 2 Feb 2023 FV Filippo Valsorda — holds since 2023-02-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: If a hundred-times-more-productive engineer still works eight hours a day, the company captures all of the new value and the engineer none of it. — tap to centre the map on it If a hundred-times-more-productiveengineer still works eight hours aday, the company captures all of thenew value and the engineer none ofit. Last stated 7 months ago 11 Mar 2026 SY Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Original thoughts do not scale. — tap to centre the map on it Original thoughts do not scale. Last stated a week ago 12 Oct 2026 SP Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-10-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Needing fewer people per unit of output does not mean a company ends up employing fewer people. — tap to centre the map on it Needing fewer people per unit ofoutput does not mean a company endsup employing fewer people. Last stated 3 months ago 2 Aug 2026 TV Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company needs both a flat inventive team and a large operational one, and the leader's real job is the relationship between them. — tap to centre the map on it A company needs both a flatinventive team and a largeoperational one, and the leader'sreal job is the relationship betweenthem. Last stated 6 months ago 26 Apr 2026 ES Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Working at a company turns you into a power user, which is why pattern matching fails and even an experienced growth leader is wrong all the time. — tap to centre the map on it Working at a company turns you intoa power user, which is why patternmatching fails and even anexperienced growth leader is wrongall the time. Last stated a year ago 5 Oct 2025 AC Albert Cheng — holds since 2025-10-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Fast-growing companies will never achieve full pairwise trust between all employees. — tap to centre the map on it Fast-growing companies will neverachieve full pairwise trust betweenall employees. Last stated 2 years ago 13 Jul 2024 BK Ben Kuhn — holds since 2024-07-13 — 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 ofmillions from an open source projectowes it money or contribution, andcan be refused its trademarks if itgives neither. Last stated 2 years ago 26 Sept 2024 MM 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 untileveryone can decode it. Last stated 5 months ago 31 May 2026 JK 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 aproject’s terms is free to go anduse a more permissive projectinstead. Last stated 2 years ago 26 Sept 2024 MM 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 allanyone needs; it is as good as thefrontier models. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 DH 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 morepowerful than today's frontiersystems will be downloadable by anycountry or well-resourced non-stategroup. Last stated 2 months ago 19 Aug 2026 DT 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 clearleaders in open-weight models. Last stated a month ago 21 Sept 2026 NL 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 onthe kernel mailing list is who I amand the right way to run theproject. Last stated 8 years ago 16 Sept 2018 LT Linus Torvalds — holds since 2013-07-15 — tap for who they are LT 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 desktopexperience superior to the Mac's inmany areas, though not all, just asopen source already won the serverand the web. Last stated a year ago 1 Jul 2025 DH 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 havingthousands of contributors paid towork on it; Rust does well by anyother standard and is still nowherenear that. Last stated 5 months ago 20 May 2026 AR Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are
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