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design Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Open-source projects are now so flooded with junk contributions that maintainers are asking GitHub for something it has never offered: a way to switch pull requests off. Open-source projects are now so flooded with junk contributions that maintainers are asking GitHub for something it has never offered: a way to switch pull requests off. Last stated 6 months ago
19 Mar 2026
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Simon Willison — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agent-written pull requests already outclass those of the median human contributor to an open source project. — tap to centre the map on it Agent-written pull requests already outclass those of the median human contributor to an open source project. Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — 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 just does them, even when they break other people's open pull requests. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Open source on GitHub creates enormous value that the platform hosting it captures none of, while its policies limit how maintainers may earn. — tap to centre the map on it Open source on GitHub creates enormous value that the platform hosting it captures none of, while its policies… Last stated 8 years ago
13 Jun 2018
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Nadia Asparouhova — holds since 2018-06-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 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. — tap to centre the map on it A contribution is a cost to the maintainer, not a gift: it is taking part, not merely using the code, that consumes… Last stated 4 years ago
17 Mar 2022
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Filippo Valsorda — holds since 2022-03-17 — tap for who they are
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Nadia Asparouhova — holds since 2019-03-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: This is the best time there has ever been to be an open source maintainer. — tap to centre the map on it This is the best time there has ever been to be an open source maintainer. Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A maintainer no longer needs to read every pull request; agents can sort the chaff and leave only the decisions worth a human. — tap to centre the map on it A maintainer no longer needs to read every pull request; agents can sort the chaff and leave only the decisions worth… Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Maintainers of widely used open source software are not adequately funded, and that is a real and unsolved problem. — tap to centre the map on it Maintainers of widely used open source software are not adequately funded, and that is a real and unsolved problem. Last stated 4 years ago
2 Feb 2023
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Drew DeVault — holds since 2018-08-22 — tap for who they are
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Thomas Depierre — holds since 2022-12-31 — tap for who they are
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Filippo Valsorda — holds since 2023-02-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Designers have stopped handing work off — they open the pull request themselves, which changes how companies build. — tap to centre the map on it Designers have stopped handing work off — they open the pull request themselves, which changes how companies build. Last stated 3 months ago
24 May 2026
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Dan Shipper — holds since 2026-05-24 — tap for who they are