I Am Retiring from Tech to Live Offline
AI took the last of the wind out of my Open Source sails. I wish you all the best!
Open Path by Chad Whitacre
Latest posts
Fueling Open Source with Vibes & Money
Economists think Open Source is a business model. Devs know better, and fund it accordingly.
Spitting Out the Agentic Kool-Aid
Tasting the future of invasive AI agents roused me to pursue a different direction.
Open Source Offers Hope Against Tyranny
Leaders like Poul-Henning Kamp, Alex Blokh, and Kailash Nadh show us the future we can have.
OSI Really Did Initiate Open Source
Despite some outliers, “open source” did not meaningfully exist as a concept before 1998.
Fizzy Should Be Fair Source
The new product from 37signals is source-available, but there's no reason it couldn't be Fair Source.
Open Path Is a New Show About the Gift of Open Source
Open Source is a gift that's greater than we realize. Truly accepting it could heal the world. That's the premise of my new show, Open Path, which launched today on Syntax.
How to Vote in the 2025 OSI Election
Join the Open Source Initiative (OSI) before March 7. Watch your email for a link. Vote before March 17.
Luke Missed the Memo
The OSI is not being arbitrary and capricious.
“Evolving Corporate Reciprocity” at State of Open
Mismatched expectations are bad for everyone, so it's in our collective best interest to clarify the Open Source social contract.