Part 2 of my conversation with Greg Molnar of The Expert Bench podcast just dropped, and it tackles one of the most controversial questions in open source:
Who owns the code?
We dove into the Ruby Central governance situation, and Greg didn't hold back:
"The source code is not owned by anyone. But who owns that GitHub organization?"
His answer surprised me: "I don't think democracy works well in this sense."
Why? Because how do you even define who gets to vote on project direction?
We also covered:
- Why ALL his work comes from conference connections (not cold emails)
- How face-to-face communication beats online every time
- His security mindset approach to AI
- Rails community growth in Europe vs. North America
- The reality of stage fright (even for experienced speakers)
This episode is packed with controversial takes, honest insights and fun moments you won't hear elsewhere.
Best, Ahmed
P.S. - What's your take on open source governance? Hit reply - I read every response.