archived 21 Apr 2023 23:58:23 UTC
The Arguments Against Open Source AI are Very Bad | Tom Bedor's Blog
The release of Kimi K3 has opened a fresh round of angst and confused discourse. There's a loud cohort of journalists, business leaders, and politicians arguing that open source AI is a dangerous threat. OpenAI's Dean Ball:
Open Source is Broken
The Open Source movement, as championed by the OSI, prizes absolute openness above all other concerns. Openness, they claim, is an absolute good, from which all other virtues flow, not to be questioned or criticized. It doesn’t matter if that openness enables evil in the world, without openness we
Open Source is Broken
The Open Source movement, as championed by the OSI, prizes absolute openness above all other concerns...
Something Big Happened in 1998
It is reasonable to accept that OSI founded Open Source with the Open Source Definition.
The Missing Middle of Open Source
Why serious, maintainer-driven projects struggle to sustain themselves—and what it will take to fix it.
The Few, the Tired, the Open Source Coders
The open source movement runs on the heroic efforts of not enough people doing too much work. They need help.
Tyranny of Permissionlessness
open source’s narrow focus further empowers those with other ways to exclude
Anthony Fu
It’s not a secret that open-source projects are now a critical part of almost every software project. While most open-source projects are maintained by volunteers, the sustainability of these projects becomes a big concern. The recent xz/liblzma vulnerability accident is a great example that shows the importance of open-source projects and how severe the problem could be.
Sustainable Open Source: The Maintainers Perspective or: How I Learned to Stop Caring and Love Open Source
AI creates asymmetric pressure on Open Source
How Open Source communities can adapt to AI-generated contributions without overwhelming Open Source maintainers
Save Open Source, Save the World. Following up on “Why Open Source… |…
archived 17 May 2023 07:18:18 UTC
Burnout in Open Source: A Structural Problem We Can Fix Together | Open Source Pledge
Burnout is affecting the entire Open Source ecosystem. Here's what we could do to make things better.
Open Source Resistance
A direct-action manifesto for maintainers keeping open source alive on company time.
Open Source Explained — Open Indie
Musings on the concept of ‘open source’, in the broadest possible definition of the term. Also an invitation to become a participant in ...
Scenius open source panel
References shared during the December 2025 Scenius panel "Making Sense of Open-Source: Ideals, Reality, and What's on the Horizon" luma.com/z9ivf64k?tk=EdRp1q
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