Ward Christensen, co-inventor of the computer bulletin board system (BBS), a foundational technology of the internet age, died at age 78 on October 11


Ward Christensen, co-inventor of the computer bulletin board system (BBS), a foundational technology of the internet age, died at age 78 on October 11

@[email protected]: So the thing is, I think I kind of agree with Matt Mullenweg on his (ostensible) motivations for all the bullshit: yeah, companies profiting from open source projects should contribute more. But like, dude. This is not the way to make the point, you fuckn weirdo. ... With the whole WordPress drama going on, it does come into question about the BDFL model with open source when you have a leader that is willing to burn the whole thing down since he can't get his way. -- At some point, it does show the weakness of this model, and maybe we need a different and better model in managing open source projects. ...

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