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behavioural science 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: Open generosity attracts firms that feed on a project without giving anything back, and a project is entitled to name them. Open generosity attracts firms that feed on a project without giving anything back, and a project is entitled to name them. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Sept 2024
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Matt Mullenweg — holds since 2024-09-17 — 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: The openness that matters is putting increasingly powerful tools into people's hands for free as a public good, not open-sourcing the weights. — tap to centre the map on it The openness that matters is putting increasingly powerful tools into people's hands for free as a public good, not open-sourcing the weights. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — 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 not entitled to make demands without putting any energy in themselves. Last stated a year ago
by 11 Aug 2025
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Lee Robinson — holds since 2025-08-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Company sponsorships, not individual ones, are where open source funding has to come from. — tap to centre the map on it Company sponsorships, not individual ones, are where open source funding has to come from. Last stated 7 years ago
24 May 2019
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Nadia Asparouhova — no longer holds since 2019-05-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Giving something away for free can lead to a feeling of being taken advantage of — tap to centre the map on it Giving something away for free can lead to a feeling of being taken advantage of Last stated 5 years ago
20 Jan 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-01-20 — 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: Much of a person's success is owed to mentors who help guide them without expecting anything in return. — tap to centre the map on it Much of a person's success is owed to mentors who help guide them without expecting anything in return. Last stated 9 years ago
15 Apr 2018
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Ivan Santos — holds since 2018-04-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The answer to content being free for some AI companies and paid for by others is not that no one pays, but that everyone who benefits from the ecosystem contributes back in proportion to their size. — tap to centre the map on it The answer to content being free for some AI companies and paid for by others is not that no one pays, but that everyone who benefits from the ecosystem contributes back in proportion to their size. Last stated a year ago
21 Sept 2025
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Matthew Prince — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are
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Michelle Zatlyn — holds since 2025-09-21 — 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 is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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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 not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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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 for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
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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 is coming, at least among developers, because there is enough dissatisfaction with both Apple and Microsoft. 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: Coding agents make doing things on Linux far more approachable. — tap to centre the map on it Coding agents make doing things on Linux far more approachable. Last stated 5 months ago
8 Jun 2026
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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 dramatically while Apple's users were not watching, and is now far more polished and capable than its reputation. Last stated a year ago
26 Aug 2025
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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 its customers a fast and transparent disclosure, and that obligation applies to the person saying it too. Last stated 2 years ago
25 Mar 2025
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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 server should send its intermediate certificates, not just its own certificate, to let clients chain back to a trusted root. Last stated 8 months ago
16 Feb 2026
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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 certificate verification by default is unsafe and should not be trusted. Last stated 2 years ago
8 Apr 2025
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Phil Hagelberg — holds since 2025-04-08 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Open generosity attracts firms that feed on a project without giving anything back, and a project is entitled to name them.
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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
The openness that matters is putting increasingly powerful tools into people's hands for free as a public good, not open-sourcing the weights.
Holds
Open source is a gift: users are not entitled to make demands without putting any energy in themselves.
Holds
Company sponsorships, not individual ones, are where open source funding has to come from.
No longer holds
Giving something away for free can lead to a feeling of being taken advantage of
Holds
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
Much of a person's success is owed to mentors who help guide them without expecting anything in return.
Holds
The answer to content being free for some AI companies and paid for by others is not that no one pays, but that everyone who benefits from the ecosystem contributes back in proportion to their size.
Holds
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Holds
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.
Holds
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.
Holds
A big switch to desktop Linux is coming, at least among developers, because there is enough dissatisfaction with both Apple and Microsoft.
Holds
Coding agents make doing things on Linux far more approachable.
Holds
Desktop Linux improved dramatically while Apple's users were not watching, and is now far more polished and capable than its reputation.
Holds
A breached organisation owes its customers a fast and transparent disclosure, and that obligation applies to the person saying it too.
Holds
A correctly configured TLS server should send its intermediate certificates, not just its own certificate, to let clients chain back to a trusted root.
Holds
A library that skips certificate verification by default is unsafe and should not be trusted.
Holds