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a new model for open source: closed to pull requests, open to remix.

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:42:33 +0000

For what's the point of reading a pull request that's been generated by code? All I want is to read and understand the core idea. If it's a good idea, I might incorporate it back upstream, but there should be no expectation that I will. You see, open source software is open source by definition because the license says that it's as is, and that as is permits you to remix software.

Tags: #ai #codegen #llms #opensource #oss

My answers to the questions I posed about porting open source code with LLMs

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 19:46:03 +0000

What’s important here is making it very clear to potential users what they should expect from that software. I’ve started publishing my AI-generated and not 100% reviewed libraries as alphas, which I’m tentatively thinking of as “alpha slop”. I’ll take the alpha label off once I’ve used them in production to the point that I’m willing to stake my reputation on them being decent implementations, and I’ll ship a 1.0 version when I’m confident that they are a solid bet for other people to depend on. I think that’s the responsible way to handle this.

Tags: #ai #codegen #llms #opensource #oss #tech

Pocket Casts, You Altered The Deal, So I Will Alter Your App

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 21:43:40 +0000

After all you made your apps open source, so I can remove your ads.

Tags: #apps #mobile #opensource #pocketcasts #podcasts

Open Source is one person | Open Source Security

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 21:40:11 +0000

Open source, the thing that drives the world, the thing Harvard says has an economic value of 8.8 trillion dollars (also a big number). Most of it is one person. And I can promise you not one of those single person projects have the proper amount of resources they need. If you want to talk about possible risks to your supply chain, a single maintainer that’s grossly underpaid and overworked. That’s the risk. The country they are from is irrelevant.

Tags: #opensource #work

Open code != working open

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 22:34:09 +0000

Free software can’t solve the power imbalance between users and software makers alone by giving to the former the possibility to run, study, and distribute both original and modified copies. Such approach fails to acknowledge that the problems we face with proprietary software go beyond technological aspects, and that is possible to easily reproduce toxic patterns within open projects. Collaborative efforts take a lot more than just making the code available to anyone, being primarily based on human interactions and emotional labor.

Tags: #foss #mastodon #mozilla #opensource #oss

Open-Source LLMs - Schneier on Security

Mon, 05 Jun 2023 16:19:22 +0000

We have entered an era of LLM democratization. By showing that smaller models can be highly effective, enabling easy experimentation, diversifying control, and providing incentives that are not profit motivated, open-source initiatives are moving us into a more dynamic and inclusive AI landscape. This doesn’t mean that some of these models won’t be biased, or wrong, or used to generate disinformation or abuse. But it does mean that controlling this technology is going to take an entirely different approach than regulating the large players.

Tags: #ai #imported:pinboard #llm #ml #opensource #security

Novena Main Page - Studio Kousagi Wiki

Tue, 21 Jan 2014 02:03:21 +0000

Novena is the codename for an open computing platform. It is a work in progress, but nearing a point where we think it could be viable for public release.

Tags: #diy #embedded #hacks #hardware #imported:pinboard #laptops #opensource

BrewPony Coffee Powers The Interwebs | BrewPony

Tue, 03 Sep 2013 17:59:49 +0000

If you’re in the United States and have ever contributed to a Free/Open Source project in any way, please email our hospitality Ponies telling them to which project(s) you’ve contributed and how and we’ll email you back with a coupon code worth 10% off any BrewPony product. For as long as you (or we) live.

Tags: #coffee #devs #discounts #imported:pinboard #opensource #to:fb

BrewPony Coffee Powers The Interwebs | BrewPony

Tue, 03 Sep 2013 17:59:49 +0000

Tags: #coffee #devs #discounts #opensource #to:fb

Building my Own Laptop « bunnie's blog

Sun, 05 May 2013 17:30:13 +0000

We are building an open laptop, with some wacky features in it for hackers like me.

Tags: #bunnie #diy #engineering #hardware #imported:pinboard #laptops #novena #opensource

Building my Own Laptop « bunnie's blog

Sun, 05 May 2013 17:30:13 +0000

We are building an open laptop, with some wacky features in it for hackers like me.

Tags: #bunnie #diy #engineering #hardware #laptops #novena #opensource

Why Mozilla Matters | Brendan Eich

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 00:53:15 +0000

This is an extended essay on the news out of Norway yesterday. See the closing for encouragement toward Opera and its fans, whatever the open source projects they choose to join, from me on behalf of Mozilla.

Tags: #browsers #firefox #gecko #imported:pinboard #mozilla #opensource #opera #webdev #webkit

Why Mozilla Matters | Brendan Eich

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 00:53:15 +0000

Tags: #browsers #firefox #gecko #mozilla #opensource #opera #webdev #webkit

Be Cordial or Be on Your Way

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 05:34:27 +0000

RT @lxt: Also, @kennethreitz says it so much more eloquently than I could:

Tags: #dev #imported:pinboard #opensource #oss

Yahoo Ups Its Battle with Facebook…and Picks One with the Open Source Movement | PandoDaily

Tue, 08 May 2012 16:31:55 +0000

The message from Yahoo: We own the Web and everything powering it.

Tags: #assholes #imported:pinboard #opensource #to:fb #webdev #yahoo