Shane Curcuru
@shanecurcuru.bsky.social
Father, husband, 20+ years ASF, punny guy. We have cats. He/him. #Trademarks #OpenSource
#DrSeuss was such an interesting wit. I never actually considered until today that the Cat never actually gets In The Hat - which is the more obvious meaning of the words. Brilliant.
November 2, 2025 at 9:31 PM
#DrSeuss was such an interesting wit. I never actually considered until today that the Cat never actually gets In The Hat - which is the more obvious meaning of the words. Brilliant.
It's only Title Cased Open Source if it's listed on the OSI website; otherwise it's just Ponies Openly Sharing Source -Yippee! (POSSY) 🐴
October 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It's only Title Cased Open Source if it's listed on the OSI website; otherwise it's just Ponies Openly Sharing Source -Yippee! (POSSY) 🐴
i'm just a guy
trying to write some ruby
to give away as #opensource
spending my whole day
cursing
🤬 vscode shopify ruby lsp rubocop unknown switches --name-only wrong shell macos launcher bundle not found 😿 HOW DOES SOFTWARE EVER WORK 😭 is it just me? what did I do wrong 😭😭😭
trying to write some ruby
to give away as #opensource
spending my whole day
cursing
🤬 vscode shopify ruby lsp rubocop unknown switches --name-only wrong shell macos launcher bundle not found 😿 HOW DOES SOFTWARE EVER WORK 😭 is it just me? what did I do wrong 😭😭😭
October 22, 2025 at 10:20 PM
i'm just a guy
trying to write some ruby
to give away as #opensource
spending my whole day
cursing
🤬 vscode shopify ruby lsp rubocop unknown switches --name-only wrong shell macos launcher bundle not found 😿 HOW DOES SOFTWARE EVER WORK 😭 is it just me? what did I do wrong 😭😭😭
trying to write some ruby
to give away as #opensource
spending my whole day
cursing
🤬 vscode shopify ruby lsp rubocop unknown switches --name-only wrong shell macos launcher bundle not found 😿 HOW DOES SOFTWARE EVER WORK 😭 is it just me? what did I do wrong 😭😭😭
We all use #OpenSource software every day.
There's #FairSource and #EthicalSource licenses - open source with sensible restrictions for specific use cases.
🪦 But what about Estate Source? #License your code openly forever, even after you're gone! ⚰️
law.stackexchange.com/questions/95...
There's #FairSource and #EthicalSource licenses - open source with sensible restrictions for specific use cases.
🪦 But what about Estate Source? #License your code openly forever, even after you're gone! ⚰️
law.stackexchange.com/questions/95...
Can a public copyright license take effect upon the author's death?
If I understand correctly, it is possible to release copyrighted works under a public license (such as an open-source software license) upon one's death by stating this in a will. Can it be done wi...
law.stackexchange.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
We all use #OpenSource software every day.
There's #FairSource and #EthicalSource licenses - open source with sensible restrictions for specific use cases.
🪦 But what about Estate Source? #License your code openly forever, even after you're gone! ⚰️
law.stackexchange.com/questions/95...
There's #FairSource and #EthicalSource licenses - open source with sensible restrictions for specific use cases.
🪦 But what about Estate Source? #License your code openly forever, even after you're gone! ⚰️
law.stackexchange.com/questions/95...
My grandfather volunteered to fight the original N*zis at Bastogne, and lost a wrist and a small part of his soul in combat, fighting to protect truth and freedom.
Please, let's not have to do that again. 😢
Please, let's not have to do that again. 😢
October 14, 2025 at 11:11 PM
My grandfather volunteered to fight the original N*zis at Bastogne, and lost a wrist and a small part of his soul in combat, fighting to protect truth and freedom.
Please, let's not have to do that again. 😢
Please, let's not have to do that again. 😢
Reposted by Shane Curcuru
What's Your Wayback?
We've archived 1 trillion pages. Now we need your help! Share the top 5 web pages or sites you want to preserve for future generations.
We'll start:
1️⃣ The first ever web page at CERN
2️⃣ Wikipedia
3️⃣ GeoCities
4️⃣ WebArchive 96
5️⃣ Wayback Machine
🔗 ⬇️
#Wayback1T #WhatsYourWayback
We've archived 1 trillion pages. Now we need your help! Share the top 5 web pages or sites you want to preserve for future generations.
We'll start:
1️⃣ The first ever web page at CERN
2️⃣ Wikipedia
3️⃣ GeoCities
4️⃣ WebArchive 96
5️⃣ Wayback Machine
🔗 ⬇️
#Wayback1T #WhatsYourWayback
October 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
What's Your Wayback?
We've archived 1 trillion pages. Now we need your help! Share the top 5 web pages or sites you want to preserve for future generations.
We'll start:
1️⃣ The first ever web page at CERN
2️⃣ Wikipedia
3️⃣ GeoCities
4️⃣ WebArchive 96
5️⃣ Wayback Machine
🔗 ⬇️
#Wayback1T #WhatsYourWayback
We've archived 1 trillion pages. Now we need your help! Share the top 5 web pages or sites you want to preserve for future generations.
We'll start:
1️⃣ The first ever web page at CERN
2️⃣ Wikipedia
3️⃣ GeoCities
4️⃣ WebArchive 96
5️⃣ Wayback Machine
🔗 ⬇️
#Wayback1T #WhatsYourWayback
If I’m not how you hoped
And I’m not how you hoped
Forgive my Northern attitude
Oh, I was raised out in the cold
If the sun don’t rise
Till the summertime
Forgive my Northern attitude
Oh, I was raised on little light
Thanks for telling our story, Noah.
And I’m not how you hoped
Forgive my Northern attitude
Oh, I was raised out in the cold
If the sun don’t rise
Till the summertime
Forgive my Northern attitude
Oh, I was raised on little light
Thanks for telling our story, Noah.
October 4, 2025 at 2:47 AM
If I’m not how you hoped
And I’m not how you hoped
Forgive my Northern attitude
Oh, I was raised out in the cold
If the sun don’t rise
Till the summertime
Forgive my Northern attitude
Oh, I was raised on little light
Thanks for telling our story, Noah.
And I’m not how you hoped
Forgive my Northern attitude
Oh, I was raised out in the cold
If the sun don’t rise
Till the summertime
Forgive my Northern attitude
Oh, I was raised on little light
Thanks for telling our story, Noah.
Forgot to post my daily COVID test for #Monktoberfest! Yay for events everyone can feel safe at, plus shiny stickers. 😮
October 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Forgot to post my daily COVID test for #Monktoberfest! Yay for events everyone can feel safe at, plus shiny stickers. 😮
Good Morning #Monktoberfest here in lovely and peaceful #PortlandME! 🦞 Today’s Hawaiian shirt in front of the local iconic statue.
October 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Good Morning #Monktoberfest here in lovely and peaceful #PortlandME! 🦞 Today’s Hawaiian shirt in front of the local iconic statue.
"What are historians if not gossips of the dead?"
Spilling the tea on Boston and New England revolutionary history. Although www.nps.gov/mima probably won't have staff for visitors this week... 8-(
newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/the-story-of...
Spilling the tea on Boston and New England revolutionary history. Although www.nps.gov/mima probably won't have staff for visitors this week... 8-(
newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/the-story-of...
The Story of the Boston Tea Party in Myth and Reality - New England Historical Society
The story of the Boston Tea Party has been told and retold over the centuries -- but much of the story is flat-out wrong.
newenglandhistoricalsociety.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
"What are historians if not gossips of the dead?"
Spilling the tea on Boston and New England revolutionary history. Although www.nps.gov/mima probably won't have staff for visitors this week... 8-(
newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/the-story-of...
Spilling the tea on Boston and New England revolutionary history. Although www.nps.gov/mima probably won't have staff for visitors this week... 8-(
newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/the-story-of...
Today’s Hawaiian shirt at #Monktoberfest dinner, along with the amazeballs @northerneclectic.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Today’s Hawaiian shirt at #Monktoberfest dinner, along with the amazeballs @northerneclectic.bsky.social
💻 “Technical debt always charges interest.” #Monktoberfest 🦞
October 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
💻 “Technical debt always charges interest.” #Monktoberfest 🦞
Good Evening #Monktoberfest and #PortlandME! Had a wicked sweet hahboh cruise with today's Hawaiian shirt.
October 2, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Good Evening #Monktoberfest and #PortlandME! Had a wicked sweet hahboh cruise with today's Hawaiian shirt.
Reposted by Shane Curcuru
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
🏷️ Reason #3.7.2 why it's critical to clearly and publicly define your #OpenSource project #Governance, for code, distributions, trademarks, and domain names.
And, of course, not breaking norms and cosplaying a public charity while bowing to a sole sponsor over the community. 😢
And, of course, not breaking norms and cosplaying a public charity while bowing to a sole sponsor over the community. 😢
After listening to about a dozen first-hand accounts, I’ve published what I know about the RubyGems takeover.
Shopify, pulling strings at Ruby Central, forces Bundler and RubyGems takeover
Ruby Central recently took over a collection of open source projects from their maintainers without their consent.
joel.drapper.me
September 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
🏷️ Reason #3.7.2 why it's critical to clearly and publicly define your #OpenSource project #Governance, for code, distributions, trademarks, and domain names.
And, of course, not breaking norms and cosplaying a public charity while bowing to a sole sponsor over the community. 😢
And, of course, not breaking norms and cosplaying a public charity while bowing to a sole sponsor over the community. 😢
Reposted by Shane Curcuru
Get a look at our new logo's debut at the 2025 #CommunityOverCode youtu.be/Tm2rsiA3Zbs?...
Community Over Code 2025! New logo!
YouTube video by The ASF
youtu.be
September 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Get a look at our new logo's debut at the 2025 #CommunityOverCode youtu.be/Tm2rsiA3Zbs?...
Reposted by Shane Curcuru
🚨 Breaking News from Community Over Code 🚨
Introducing The ASF’s New Logo buff.ly/DzgT82w
#CommunityOverCode #opensource
Introducing The ASF’s New Logo buff.ly/DzgT82w
#CommunityOverCode #opensource
September 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
🚨 Breaking News from Community Over Code 🚨
Introducing The ASF’s New Logo buff.ly/DzgT82w
#CommunityOverCode #opensource
Introducing The ASF’s New Logo buff.ly/DzgT82w
#CommunityOverCode #opensource
Reposted by Shane Curcuru
Our Call for Participation for FOSS Backstage is now officially open!
Find all the important information you need at a glance in our new blog post.
Read the blog post: <a href="https://26.foss-backstage.de/call-for-participation-is-now-open/" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">26.foss-backstage.de...
Submit your proposal: 26.foss-backstage.de...
Find all the important information you need at a glance in our new blog post.
Read the blog post: <a href="https://26.foss-backstage.de/call-for-participation-is-now-open/" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">26.foss-backstage.de...
Submit your proposal: 26.foss-backstage.de...
Call for Participation is now open! – FOSS Backstage 2026
Learn about our Call for Participation and how you can become an active part of FOSS Backstage 2026.
26.foss-backstage.de
September 1, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Our Call for Participation for FOSS Backstage is now officially open!
Find all the important information you need at a glance in our new blog post.
Read the blog post: <a href="https://26.foss-backstage.de/call-for-participation-is-now-open/" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">26.foss-backstage.de...
Submit your proposal: 26.foss-backstage.de...
Find all the important information you need at a glance in our new blog post.
Read the blog post: <a href="https://26.foss-backstage.de/call-for-participation-is-now-open/" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">26.foss-backstage.de...
Submit your proposal: 26.foss-backstage.de...
There are two kinds of people in the world:
- Those who would do exactly what Joel did
- Those who don't understand it
- Those without children
#TLOU #SoftwareJoke
- Those who would do exactly what Joel did
- Those who don't understand it
- Those without children
#TLOU #SoftwareJoke
April 27, 2025 at 12:53 AM
There are two kinds of people in the world:
- Those who would do exactly what Joel did
- Those who don't understand it
- Those without children
#TLOU #SoftwareJoke
- Those who would do exactly what Joel did
- Those who don't understand it
- Those without children
#TLOU #SoftwareJoke
Reminder folks 📣 keep your passwords secure, keep your systems updated, and use 2FA/MFA wherever you can. And when security geeks say "Oh, sh*t, we need to fix this", listen to them! #CVE
arstechnica.com/security/202...
arstechnica.com/security/202...
CVE, global source of cybersecurity info, was hours from being cut by DHS
Board members have launched a nonprofit to take over the program from MITRE.
arstechnica.com
April 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Reminder folks 📣 keep your passwords secure, keep your systems updated, and use 2FA/MFA wherever you can. And when security geeks say "Oh, sh*t, we need to fix this", listen to them! #CVE
arstechnica.com/security/202...
arstechnica.com/security/202...
I know it doesn't really help much, but it's something...
Post more cats; fulfill the original purpose of the internet.
Post more cats; fulfill the original purpose of the internet.
February 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I know it doesn't really help much, but it's something...
Post more cats; fulfill the original purpose of the internet.
Post more cats; fulfill the original purpose of the internet.
Wow, the comments on Ian's simple ask below is geek comedy gold. 😂 Love the idea of using this an FOIA of your data as a backup system.
February 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Wow, the comments on Ian's simple ask below is geek comedy gold. 😂 Love the idea of using this an FOIA of your data as a backup system.
A most excellent new way to #fund #Sustainable #OpenSource from @oscollective.org: passthru funding for entire focused ecosystems of key FOSS projects. Aggregating funding opportunities at multiple scales! 😍
funds.ecosyste.ms
funds.ecosyste.ms
Ecosyste.ms: Funds
An open source funding solution from ecosyste.ms & Open Source Collective.
funds.ecosyste.ms
February 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
A most excellent new way to #fund #Sustainable #OpenSource from @oscollective.org: passthru funding for entire focused ecosystems of key FOSS projects. Aggregating funding opportunities at multiple scales! 😍
funds.ecosyste.ms
funds.ecosyste.ms
I'm going to put this out there: if you are not a fan of a project, dislike the direction of a project, or the project no longer interests you, you are allowed to have your opinion, however, if the project is offered to the public for free and the devs are working on the project for free (1/2)
January 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM