Omarchy gains $18.5M in backing, fresh converts – and fierce critics
Much of Omarchy's success is due to the visibility of Hansson – better known as DHH – the man behind both the distro and the Ruby on Rails web framework. He has attracted considerable attention for posts critical of immigration, including As I remember London and Wolves, sheep, and gypsies.When we started work on that story, the organization established to fund and oversee Omarchy, the Omacom Foundation, claimed $8 million in backing. By the time we finished writing the story the next day, it was up to $10 million.
- ▪Much of Omarchy's success is due to the visibility of Hansson – better known as DHH – the man behind both the distro and the Ruby on Rails web framework.
- ▪He has attracted considerable attention for posts critical of immigration, including As I remember London and Wolves, sheep, and gypsies.When we started work on that story, the organization established to fund and oversee Omarchy, the Omaco
- ▪By the time we finished writing the story the next day, it was up to $10 million.
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