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Open Source Apache 2.0 Licensing Software Engineering Legal Security Patents Developer Tools Community

Why I Licensed Everything Apache 2.0

License choice is a product decision, not just a legal formality. Apache 2.0 over MIT isn't paranoia — it's the patent protection clause, which matters specifically for security software.

Rene Fichtmueller / 2026-05-15 / ~2 min read min read
Build in Public Open Source Software Engineering Personal Developer Tools GitHub Transparency Community

Six Weeks of Building in Public: What Actually Happened

I started publishing everything I built six weeks ago. Eight repositories, zero marketing budget, one unexpected outcome: writing about the work changed how I do the work.

Rene Fichtmueller / 2026-05-13 / ~2 min read min read
NOG Opinion Fellowship Peering Forum Community NOGnet Next Generation

The Unvarnished Truth That's Killing My Motivation

Commercialized events. Alcohol at ten in the morning. Being excluded from a conference without anyone asking my side. The NOG circuit gave me some of the best relationships of my career. It also gave me this.

Rene Fichtmueller / 2026-04-25 / ~6 min read min read
NOGnet FOGHORN Community Erik Bais

FOGHORN — Why a Whistleblowing Platform for the Internet Industry Matters

The internet industry talks a lot about uptime, redundancy, and resilience. But when it comes to the people running the networks, we have no failover. FOGHORN is my attempt to change that.

Rene Fichtmueller / 2026-04-11 / ~5 min read min read