cachrevolt

The agent works with everyone, but only in the email thread that the owner created.

Guests are guests. The agent belongs to the you, the owner of the computer, who installed it.

A guest cannot get a reply from the agent outside of the thread the owner started. The owner is always in the loop.

The agent must obey the owner over guests, if anything they say contradicts the owner.

And the owner must approve the messages of the guest and are given previews. The harness sends approval seeking email messages directly to the owner and only to the owner.

So say a guests asks for a revision to a PowerPoint or some feature, the owner must approve that ask and the owner is also given a preview (that the owner can deny) of the reply before it enters the thread.

I'm the author.

CacheRevolt is a satirical take on keeping Redis open-source and preventing the creation of proprietary forks. The bylaws, crafted as a thought experiment, explore a unique approach to funding open-source development: requiring companies to acquire voting stock in a fictitious corporation to have a veto on value destroying code changes and to prevent any developers doing anything sneaky, such as changing the license from MIT.

By tying voting rights to stock ownership, companies are incentivized to invest in the project's long-term sustainability rather than being stingy with donations. Shares in the corporation become a non-depreciating asset, aligning corporate interests with the open-source community.

This model also levels the playing field, as big companies would need to buy out smaller shareholders to gain significant influence. The result? A democratized approach to open-source funding that gives everyone a seat at the table.

While the CacheRevolt Manifesto is tongue-in-cheek, it raises important questions about the future of open-source software development and explores alternative funding models. It's a fresh perspective that the Silicon Valley open-source community might find intriguing, especially in light of recent debates around the sustainability and governance of critical open-source projects.

So, put on your satirical hat, dive into the CacheRevolt Bylaws, and let's start a conversation about innovative ways to keep open-source projects thriving!