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RailsConf 2019 - Opening Keynote by David Heinemeier Hansson

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What it is

David Heinemeier Hansson's opening keynote at RailsConf 2019 argues against the expectation of payment for open source work, drawing on his experience releasing Rails. It also includes lighter asides about the industry.

Why Hacker News recommends it

It is the go-to reference in debates about whether open source maintainers are owed compensation, and commenters say it is worth watching even for non-Rails developers.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2019, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “DHH recorded a very nice keynote at Railsconf 2019 on expectations of payments in open source”

    DHH keynote on expectations of payment in open source.

    nickjj, 2019-05 · Recommendation · in “GitHub Sponsors”

  2. “DHH latest keynote from Railsconf 2019 hits the nail in the coffin”

    DHH argues against expecting payment for open source.

    westoque, 2019-08 · Recommendation · in “NPM Bans Terminal Ads”

  3. “leave a really good conf talk here. The part around 8:30 is really pertinent to this situation.”

    Conference talk with a relevant section around 8:30.

    activitypea, 2022-09 · Recommendation · in “IHP, a batteries-included web framework built on Haskell and Nix”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: dhh, rails, open source, funding, railsconf

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