Paweł Wilk

Paweł is the founder of random:seed – a site that originally served as his personal blog and a place to publish manuals focused on programming in the Clojure language and using the Git version control system.

Today, random:seed can also be seen as a vessel for selected materials from the now-defunct BAD[SECTOR].PL website, which was dedicated to information security.

Random:seed is Paweł’s personal project, born out of a desire to share knowledge and experience with like-minded individuals.

Beyond his engagement with computers, Paweł finds fulfillment in writing, public speaking, and solving technical problems.

For the past several years, Paweł has been professionally involved in eDiscovery (a branch of digital forensics), where he helps automate repetitive tasks and operates systems that process electronic evidence so it can be presented in an understandable form.

Paweł grew up in the Free Software community – a modern manifestation of the so-called gift culture, where social status depends on voluntary contributions to the common good rather than on possessions or dominance over others.

Beyond free software, he adheres to values found in craft-based cultures, the culture of experimentation, and contemporary participatory communities organized around pragmatic contemplative paths based on direct insight (e.g., AtR).

He is a communitarian – he believes that micro-communities and voluntary exchange within their reach can be a solid implementation of economic and cultural freedom. He also values the freedom to share knowledge and the freedom of access to information. In practice, he is anti-authoritarian – he acknowledges responsibility and integrity, but does not recognize authority that is not grounded in the needs of all involved parties.

The materials he publishes here are primarily about programming, though he occasionally posts on other topics, such as IT security.