Open source needs a cultural revolution. It cannot afford to be features‐led any longer. We need design‐led open source TODAY.
@iain_simpson Nothing wrong with paying folks. Open source projects do it all the time :) Agree on sponsor(s). Won’t be hard to find.
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@iain_simpson Because, writing kernels from scratch is a big pain in the ass which you don't want to do without the right reasons +@aral -
@mindcrash@aral Writing any software is a huge undertaking, and most Open Source projects rely on the unpaid work of talented people. -
@iain_simpson@mindcrash@aral Their payment is getting features they want into the product - that needs to be replaced to shift paradigm. -
@iain_simpson Likely yes. But my gut says that paradigm is about to shift. People believing they can make a difference will. We can. +@aral
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@iain_simpson Android proves for example that you can build a completely new experience on top of the Linux kernel +@aralThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@iain_simpson Who said anything about completely replacing? UI/UX: yes, Infrastructure: most likely not. Or at least not much +@aralThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral Paying people on the scale that would be required to replace all the existing unpaid effort is no small task.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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