2025-02-05

Open source projects don’t exist separately from the outside world

You do your community a disservice when you treat open source as a noble pursuit that’s separate from the noise of daily life.

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2025-01-29

CalVer is many schemes

You need to clearly indicate how you identify your releases. Simply saying “CalVer” does not set clear expectations for your users.

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2025-01-22

Prioritizing work in the project with the MoSCoW method

The MoSCoW method is a simple, easy-to-use method for prioritizing work by putting into one of four categories.

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2025-01-15

The “O” in “FOSS” does not stand for “obligation”

We need to motivate the behavior we want to see instead of being upset when it doesn’t happen.

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2025-01-08

Open source trends for 2025

What open source trends am I looking at in 2025? Here’s a look at what I’m expecting for this year.

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2025-01-01

Reviewing open source trends in 2024

How well did I capture trends in open source for 2024? I think I nailed it.

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2024-12-18

Moderation queues need context

Many tools lack a good way for moderators to indicate “this message is still in the queue on purpose.”

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2024-12-11

The real problem with end-of-life software

The problem with end-of-life software isn’t the lack of vulnerability and bug fixes. It’s knowing when software is truly end-of-life.

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2024-12-04

The best way to make a decision is to decide

In most cases, a good decision made quickly is better than a great decision made slowly.

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2024-11-27

Innovation Happens Elsewhere: now in a portable form

I’ve republished Innovation Happens Elsewhere in epub and PDF forms.

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