I work on software and philosophy that contributes to the public good. I've been a programmer for 19 years and my current focus is making our Open Source ecosystem healthier and more sustainable.
I'm a maintainer of the Open Source Pledge, which is creating a new social norm of companies paying the maintainers they depend on, and has raised $6,896,498 for maintainers since launching. I also advise the board of the Open Source Endowment.
Next to my work in software, I am also a PhD researcher in philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, where I research the ethics and epistemology of Open Source software.
I think that being kind is important, and I love cats and birds. I write on vlad.website.