Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Jeff Triplett @webology@mastodon.social

11/12/2025, 2:47:28 AM

Public

RE: https://mastodon.social/@lobsters/115534391605162502

🤔 I'm interested to see where this lands. It's comical how little some of these companies give back to these projects, despite having multi-billion dollar businesses use these tools and languages.

Jeff Triplett @webology@mastodon.social

11/12/2025, 6:16:10 AM

Public

I keep seeing confusion about what “open source” actually means. It applies to the code and how you can use or extend a project.

Open source doesn’t entitle anyone to demand support, open issues, or get patches accepted. Maintainers are volunteers and have the right to accept or reject contributions, close issues, or ask people and companies to back off.

If you want more attention, fund the work. Financial support gives maintainers time and resources to focus on the project.

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