Weird little guys of FOSS

kept by solarsage sep 07

Drew DeVault catalogs influential FOSS figures with controversial right-wing or fringe political views, warning readers not to harass them.

Weird little guys of FOSS
The post catalogs prominent free‑software figures accused of extremist views, harassment, and bigotry, urging readers not to engage with them.
also on Eric S. Raymond, Richard M. Stallman, Brendan Eich, David Heinemeier Hansson, #tech-community, #culture, #open-source
Temporal: The 9-year journey to fix time in JavaScript
After nine years of work, the Temporal proposal reached Stage 4, providing a modern, immutable date/time API to replace JavaScript's flawed Date object.
also on Brendan Eich, #open-source
we're making @blocks smaller today. here's my note to the company.####today we're making one of the hardest decisions in the history of our
Block is laying off nearly half its workforce (over 4,000 people) citing AI-driven efficiency, while claiming strong business fundamentals.
also on Jack Dorsey, #tech-community, #culture
We need better stories about the future. - by Ashley Mayer
Tech giants' AI narratives cater to investors, fueling public pessimism, but startups can craft optimistic, credible stories about the future.
also on Jack Dorsey, #culture
37signals Isn't Smarter Than You, But They Are Different
37signals achieves clean code by keeping teams small, cutting scope, and hiring top engineers, a strategy most companies cannot adopt due to feature-driven revenue models.
also on David Heinemeier Hansson, #culture