Thomas Depierre
Person on 4 sites
Software engineer and open source maintainer, writing at softwaremaxims.com. His 2022 essay "I am not a supplier" is one of the most widely cited maintainer…
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11 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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Open source won because it let companies bypass procurement, legal review and contracts, not because it was free of charge. (opens korrents.com)
“FOSS solve that problem far more than it solves “we don’t want to pay”. Most corporations would be surprised by how cheap it would cost them to pay for the FOSS software they use.”
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Any fix for open source that recreates the friction of a commercial supply chain is dead on arrival, because that friction is what open source escaped. (opens korrents.com)
“You cannot go back. If the solution you offer recreate any of the Supply Chain framework problem, then your solution is Dead On Arrival.”
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Charging large companies for a licence sends them back through procurement, so they drift to a worse free alternative rather than pay. (opens korrents.com)
“Making licenses suddenly commercial for big entities? You are forcing people to go back through the Procurement process. They will shift over time back to a FOSS solution, even if it is less good.”
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Open source won because it let companies bypass procurement, legal review and contracts, not because it was free of charge. (opens korrents.com)
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31 recommendations on rcmnd (opens rcmnd.app)
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IKEA JÄRVFJÄLLET office chair (opens rcmnd.app)
“Ikea JÄRVFJÄLLET: I think this is the minimum acceptable home office chair. At this price point, i have not found better.”
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IKEA Bekant desk (opens rcmnd.app)
“Ikea Bekant: The basic Ikea desk. Not a lot to say. It works.”
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Glass-board 90x120cm (opens rcmnd.app)
“So i decided to try a glass-board. 100% would recommend, it is a massive upgrade.”
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IKEA JÄRVFJÄLLET office chair (opens rcmnd.app)