Playing the Open Source Game (2021)
Open-source projects like Zig and Redis face challenges with big tech influence. Rust project forms non-profit to tackle talent retention and corporate sway. Concerns raised about integrity compromise. Call for user-centric "software you can love."
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The article discusses the challenges faced by open-source projects like Zig and Redis in navigating the complex landscape of big tech influence. It highlights the recent developments in the Rust project, which established a non-profit organization to address issues like talent retention and corporate influence. The author expresses concerns about big tech companies potentially compromising the integrity of open-source projects and reflects on the limitations of both open source and free software movements in aligning with their software ideals. The article concludes with a call for a new approach termed "software you can love," emphasizing the importance of user-centric design and sustainable development practices in creating software that resonates with users and developers alike.
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