We are a collective of programmers specialised in open source software, with extensive experience contributing to highly technical low-level projects used by millions. We are interested in working on software that contributes to the public good.
Our work
Our members co-maintain the following projects, among others:
- Sway and wlroots, which power some of the most widely used Linux compositors (window managers).
- wxrc, a Wayland OpenXR compositor.
- Alpine Linux, a minimal Linux distribution popular for use in desktops, containers and embedded systems.
- The Hare programming language and dozens of associated packages.
- mpld3, a plotting library which is in the top 1% most downloaded PyPI packages.
We have also helped build some of the most widely-used projects in the FOSS ecosystem, having done significant work on projects such as:
- Wayland, which is at the core of the modern Linux graphics stack.
- Spec extensions for Vulkan, OpenGL and EGL and implementations in Mesa.
- SDL, a widely-used cross-platform development library.
- Arch Linux, one of the most popular Linux distributions.
- Monado, a cross-platform XR runtime.
- Sourcehut, a popular free software forge.
- Sciris, a scientific Python library used in one of the most widely adopted models of COVID-19.
- Atomica, a simulation engine for compartmental models which can be used to simulate disease epidemics, health care cascades, and many other things.
- FreeBSD, a Unix-like operating system.
Our members have developed production software for clients including BlackBerry, the University of Oxford the EPFL, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Status, the Swiss Post, Engie, the University of Copenhagen, GlaxoSmithKline, Kohl's and the Romanian government's open data branch.
Our values
Our work is guided not by profit, but by a desire to contribute to the public good. We have contributed to the public good in various ways, for example by helping create FOSS alternatives to non-FOSS software through our contributions to Hare and Sourcehut. In public health, our members have built research tools for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help them improve healthcare outcomes in southern Africa and other countries. We want to continue working for the public good, and in doing so, we are guided by our values:
Social Responsibility
We only work on projects that we think will contribute to the public good. We reject projects that enrich us at the expense of our communities. We use our profits to fund socially responsible open source projects.
Craftsmanship
Our members tirelessly work to develop technical skills of the highest caliber, working alongside some of the world's most proficient programmers, in order to create uncommonly robust and performant software for our clients.
Honesty
We are always honest and transparent, because we want our interests, the interests of our clients, and the interests of the communities we are a part of to align.
Cooperative Work
We have no employees or sales departments. We are a team of members with equal authority, contributing according to our respective abilities. Our customers communicate directly with those doing the work.
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Our members
We are a collective of highly-skilled software developers. We come from across the globe and all share a passion for high quality work. Our team is fully remote, but we have members available for in-person meetings in the UK and US.
Ember Sawady Cambridge, MA, US ecs.d2evs.net
Specializes in systems programming, compilers, Hare
Ember is a prolific compiler developer and a skilled open-source maintainer. Her current work centers on the Hare programming language, for which she has developed large parts of the compiler, standard library and specification, while coordinating dozens of contributors.
Specializes in systems programming, compilers, Hare
Ember is a prolific compiler developer and a skilled open-source maintainer. Her current work centers on the Hare programming language, for which she has developed large parts of the compiler, standard library and specification, while coordinating dozens of contributors.
Pedro Lucas Porcellis Pelotas, Brazil porcellis.com
Specializes in web development, operations, cloud infra
Pedro brings to the table a swath of expertise ranging from web development to operations. Has worked both as a developer to tech lead on internal/small & large projects.
Specializes in web development, operations, cloud infra
Pedro brings to the table a swath of expertise ranging from web development to operations. Has worked both as a developer to tech lead on internal/small & large projects.
Simon Zeni Montréal, Canada simonzeni.ca
Specializes in Wayland, OpenGL, EGL, Vulkan and OpenXR
With over 14 years of experience, Simon has found his speciality in computer graphics. From Wayland to 3D graphics APIs, as well as some time spent on OpenXR, Simon has made significant contributions to Mesa, Monado, wlroots, and many more open source projects.
Specializes in Wayland, OpenGL, EGL, Vulkan and OpenXR
With over 14 years of experience, Simon has found his speciality in computer graphics. From Wayland to 3D graphics APIs, as well as some time spent on OpenXR, Simon has made significant contributions to Mesa, Monado, wlroots, and many more open source projects.
Steven Guikal Waterloo, Canada fluix.one
Specializes in web development, security, system administration
Through several years of experience, Steven has developed and administered multiple secure, commercial web applications for clients and helped host infrastructure for community organizations and events. Now, he's developing his skills in low-level programming and embedded systems.
Specializes in web development, security, system administration
Through several years of experience, Steven has developed and administered multiple secure, commercial web applications for clients and helped host infrastructure for community organizations and events. Now, he's developing his skills in low-level programming and embedded systems.
Vlad-Stefan Harbuz Edinburgh, UK vladh.net
Specializes in 3D graphics, systems programming, machine learning
Across 15 years of programming experience, Vlad has written performant production software, both high-level and low-level, as well as led teams of programmers, for companies from multinationals to research institutes.
Specializes in 3D graphics, systems programming, machine learning
Across 15 years of programming experience, Vlad has written performant production software, both high-level and low-level, as well as led teams of programmers, for companies from multinationals to research institutes.