Sign the Petition

Nova Launcher’s founder and sole developer has left

Users want the launcher to be open sourced — which a former CEO said would happen.

It's time to pay the maintainers

Or, what Voltron can teach us about improving open source development.

Open Source is Broken

The Open Source movement, as championed by the OSI, prizes absolute openness above all other concerns...

Open Source is Broken

The Open Source movement, as championed by the OSI, prizes absolute openness above all other concerns...

We Need More Open Source in Gaming | Andreessen Horowitz

When it comes to free software, there’s a sharp cultural divide between the tech world and the gaming world. It’s normal for a startup to make heavy use of open source, and it’s normal for a big tech company to give away huge codebases for free. This is because the tech world understands the benefits...

Supporting the npmx Alpha Launch - AT Protocol

The launch of npmx is an incredible showcase for how open source communities can build quickly on top of atproto.

Keep Your Friends Close — Open Tech Strategies | Blog

One of the insider secrets of free and open source software (FOSS) is that most of the rules a project uses on a day-to-day basis are not found in the software’s license. There are contribution guidelines, which are enforced by the project only taking contributions that meet them. There are codes of conduct, which are a condition of community participation. There are endorsements, official membership, a voice in setting the project roadmap, and all kinds of other benefits that attach to varying types of community participation. In each case, entirely external to the license, there are official rules and unwritten norms that govern how participants gain the benefits of joining the civic life of a project.

Let’s Riot!

Three months ago we launched the public beta of Vector at the electric atmosphere of the Decentralized Web Summit, bringing our…

It’s time to rethink Open Source

Why developers give away valuable work for free — and what can be done to take that money back.

Nova 1.0 · Nova

Entering the major release era.

Why I Didn’t Sign the Resonant Computing Manifesto: The Foundations Need Work

The Resonant Computing Manifesto speaks to humane tech, but its foundations don't address issues of power, accountability, and community. I wrote this to name what’s missing and suggest commitments that would give this manifesto teeth.

Evolving the term “open source”

Let’s try this again.

The Philosophy of Open Source in Community and Enterprise Software

Open Source Initiative (OSI) Logo The idea behind open source software is a simple one. Developers decide to make the source c...