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Boris Mann
Personal blog · bmannconsulting.combusinessprogramming
Boris Mann's personal blog at bmannconsulting.com covers business and programming. Since 2010, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 6 times, most often “Boris Mann leaves Bootup Labs”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-06-29, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Boris Mann's blog for its notes on open source licensing and funding, and for personal posts about the Bootup Labs accelerator and his own career.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Boris Mann's digital garden and personal site.
Most-linked posts?
- Boris Mann leaves Bootup Labs2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2010-05-03
- Boris Mann's response to BootupLabs portfolio reduction outcry2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2010-04-15
What Hacker News says?
This is something Boris Mann has been talking about for a while now. https://bmannconsulting.com/notes/open-source-licensing/ https://bmannconsulting.com/notes/open-source-beyond-licensi... (I had mentioned to him I wanted the Canadian government to get involved in funding OSS, and that we needed a way for Canadians(and Canadian Corps) to use for free but everyone else would have to pay)
Comment linking /notes/open-source-beyond-licensing-the-evolution-ahead/
on “Kelsey Hightower: If governments rely on FOSS, they should fund it”Submitted Boris Mann's response to BootupLabs portfolio reduction outcry as a story · 19 points
HN discussionThe comment in http://bmannconsulting.com/2843/personal/keep-calm-and-carry said it best.
Comment linking /2843/personal/keep-calm-and-carry
on “The Curious Case Of Vancouver Incubator Bootup Labs”Submitted Boris Mann leaves Bootup Labs as a story · 17 points
HN discussionHis personal blog post here http://bmannconsulting.com/2845/personal/roller-coaster
Comment linking /2845/personal/roller-coaster
on “Boris Mann, Bootup Labs Co-founder leaves the startup accelerator”