Subj : [$] Rug pulls, forks, and open-source feudalism
To   : All
From : LWN.net
Date : Sat Sep 06 2025 06:40:08

Like almost all human endeavors, open-source software development involves
a range of power dynamics.  Companies, developers, and users are all
concerned with the power to influence the direction of the software - and,
often, to profit from it.  At the 2025 Open
Source Summit Europe, Dawn Foster talked about how those dynamics can
play out, with an eye toward a couple of tactics - rug pulls and forks - that
are available to try to shift power in one direction or another.

https://lwn.net/Articles/1036465/
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