/Steve Klabnik

Against Names tl;dr: “I am not actually claiming we should stop giving things names. But I have had at least two situations recently where I previously found names to be kinda critical, and then I changed to systems which didn’t use names, and I think it improved the situation.” Steve shares examples. 

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Against Names tl;dr: “I am not actually claiming we should stop giving things names. But I have had at least two situations recently where I previously found names to be kinda critical, and then I changed to systems which didn’t use names, and I think it improved the situation.” Steve shares examples. 

featured in #541


A Sad Day For Rust tl;dr: Actix-web - a Rust web framework - is no longer maintained as the author quit. Steve explains the confluence of external pressure and mismanagement for this to be the outcome. 

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What Comes After “Open Source” tl;dr: Licensing agreements define both open source and free software, but doesn't capture the essence of why software should be free. Licenses care about distribution and consumption but not production, which is what developers care about. Two potential models are outlined as possible evolutions.

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