The article discusses the vital need for succession planning among the founders of early open source software projects, such as curl and Wireshark. As many original developers age, like Daniel Stenberg of curl, they emphasize the importance of providing critical information and instructions to ensure the continuation of their projects. Open source software has transformed the tech landscape since the 1990s, encouraging collaboration and innovation. However, with founders becoming older, there's an increasing concern about the long-term maintenance of these essential tools and the communities that have emerged around them.
It's important that someone is able to maintain curl when he steps away.
Their ethos was that anyone could contribute to the development of an open source application or operating system.
Some remain relevant over the years, and founders and maintainers usually want to ensure they live on while there is demand.
We're approaching the time when the founders of these early open source projects are starting to get old.
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