Vlad-Stefan Harbuz

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Researcher working on software and philosophy for the public good. In Edinburgh. Love cats & birds.
websitehttps://vlad.website
projectshttps://opensourcepledge.com; https://endowment.dev
researchPhilosophy PhD researcher: ethics & epistemology of Open Source; https://ideology.group
@kinopio thanks for this fix ✨

If you're part of the open source movement, or even just interested in it, you might want to watch this impressive documentary by @chadwhitacre.com.

It was partly filmed in Ukraine and covers some of the war's consequences, but it isn't about the war.

If you don't know Chad, I think it says a lot that he entered a war zone for a documentary about open source.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOn-L3tGKw0

#OpenSource #Ukraine #documentary

Open Source in war-torn Ukraine and around the world—join me on an epic journey ❧ Open Path #4

YouTube

After more than 10 years, @jazzband is sunsetting.

I started it in 2015 because maintaining Open Source alone was exhausting. The idea was simple: shared access, shared responsibility. It's been an honor to watch it grow: 3,135 members, 84 projects, and a lot of code shipped together.

https://jazzband.co/news/2026/03/14/sunsetting-jazzband

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Jazzband - News - Sunsetting Jazzband

@jezdez @jazzband Thank you for all your work! Everything you wrote makes sense to me, and highlights just how much more progress needs to be made for us to find sustainable ways to do Open Source.

“In Open Source, what looks like fairness often is not. Free for everyone sounds equitable, but the cost does not disappear. It is absorbed by those who can least afford it, while the organizations that benefit most often pay the least.”

https://dri.es/open-source-infrastructure-deserves-a-business-model

Open Source infrastructure deserves a business model

Open Source infrastructure is essential, invisible, and chronically underfunded. A more sustainable approach may be to connect the cost of running that infrastructure to the organizations that rely on it most.

Binary Dependencies: Identifying the Hidden Packages We All Depend On

We need better tools for uncovering phantom binary dependencies. Not having these tools makes our global tech infrastructure less secure, and puts a strain on the Open Source maintainers we rely on.

Vlad's Website
@bagder Thank you! Sent you an email.
@bagder Hey Daniel! I'm not with the Linux Foundation, but I do work on the Open Source Pledge and Open Source Endowment, and am starting a research lab on these topics. I would love to get your long list of feedback so I can incorporate it into future models. Would you be free for a call sometime?
@compfu @anakin78z apparently not — blocked in the UK!

Congratulations to the npmx.dex team on their launch day 🎉❤️

Here's @vlad on how npmx's success shows us why Open Source collaboration itself is so special.

https://opensourcepledge.com/blog/npmx-a-lesson-in-open-source-collaboration-feedback-loops/

npmx: A Lesson in Open Source's Collaboration Feedback Loops | Open Source Pledge

npmx's success is reminding us why Open Source is such a special social phenomenon.

Open Source Pledge