While we are grateful to have had the opportunity to give this presentation, an event in 2025 has resulted in us distancing ourselves from the conference responsible for hosting this talk.

I first heard of Strange Loop a few years ago, the talk that introduced me to the conference was Programming Should Eat Itself by Nada Amin.

Originally from replies to a Twitter thread: https://x.com/TheGingerBill/status/1914389352416993395 This is not a structured argument against FOSS/OSS but my uncommon thoughts on the topic. I am not sure if I agree [that FOSS/OSS derives from the same thinking process as the ideology of communism], but I understand the sentiment. The fundamental issue is that software is trivially copyable. I have loads of issues with FOSS and OSS1. And part of this “ideology” (as presented in the original post) is naïvety coupled with only first-order thinking and a poor understanding of ownership.

Growing up as a kid in rural Bavaria, I always …

The text discusses the need for controls and policies to manage the growth limits of technical artifacts and the strains on individuals in the Rust project. It emphasizes the importance of acknowledging and addressing these limits to prevent potential crises or dysfunction in the future. The author suggests implementing controls, such as hard limits and moderation strategies, to maintain a healthy and sustainable project environment.