Open Source isn't enought, we need governance
2026-07-31 07:48 UTC
This is a general view on the topic. I think open-source isn’t enough, we need also governance for the software we use, and create small pockets of freedom.
All feedback is welcome.
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@benjirenji@slrpnk.net 2026-07-31 20:28
Open source is fine, but if we depend on badly funded one man projects with a maintainer about to burn out, we’ve created an extremely fragile system. The argument is of course that anyone can just pick up a project, fork it and make it better, but we have to remain realistic how often a tech stack can survive a fragmentation of an important project. Compatibility and interoperability is vital. This can and maybe even should happen once in a while, but if it happens too often it’ll do damage to the userbase.