From edcd5534f766a3919d2d3cdc3d4f4ff03ae4b427 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Motiejus=20Jak=C5=A1tys?= Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2024 15:01:06 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] thank you drew --- content/log/2024/thank-you-drew.md | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/log/2024/thank-you-drew.md diff --git a/content/log/2024/thank-you-drew.md b/content/log/2024/thank-you-drew.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5e4f886 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/log/2024/thank-you-drew.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +--- +title: "Thank You Drew DeVault" +date: 2024-03-23T14:50:33+02:00 +slug: thank-you-drew-devault +--- + +This is a long-overdue public thank-you letter to [Drew +DeVault](https://drewdevault.com/). + +He has been an ethical FOSS steward for as long as I remember. There is a +number of examples where he stands for what's right and upholds his values. +Sometimes, perhaps unfortunately, pretty damn often, [getting shit for it][1]. +Negativity on the internet doesn't seem to stop him: it obviously makes him +feel worse, but he persists and keeps doing what is right. + +The most recent example, which pushed me over the line to write this post, is +[Redict announcement][2]. Quote: + +> The source code is hosted on Codeberg, a Forgejo instance operated by a +> German non-profit, which should provide a comfortable and familiar user +> experience for anyone comfortable with the GitHub-based community of Redis® +> OSS. + +This paragraph amazed me. Drew created and runs [SourceHut][3], a Codeberg +competitor. As much as it was tempting to use it he used a competitor's forge +to host the redict, while being the primary driver (and the prime decision +maker) for the fork. + +Keep going, Drew, and thank you. + +[1]: https://drewdevault.com/2022/05/30/bleh.html +[2]: https://redict.io/posts/2024-03-22-redict-is-an-independent-fork/ +[3]: https://sr.ht/