Drew DeVault

Drew DeVault

SourceHut Founder

SourceHut Sway wlroots

Biography

Drew DeVault founded SourceHut, created Sway and wlroots, and advocates for simple, privacy-respecting software.

Daily Work

  • Building SourceHut
  • Maintaining Sway
  • Writing about software
  • Advocating for simplicity

Challenges

“Software should be simple and respect users. Complexity is often a choice, not a necessity.”

Impact

SourceHut offers an alternative to complex forges. Sway brings tiling window management to Wayland.