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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

KiwiIRC - The webIRC client

Sat, 26 Sep 2026 23:00:48 +0000

KiwiIRC makes Web IRC easy. A hand-crafted IRC client that you can enjoy. Designed to be used easily and freely.

Tags: #chat #irc #oss

Why there are no releases? · nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter · Discussion #8627

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:02:11 +0000

> So please, do go switch to something that doesn't require interacting with people. OK.

Tags: #community #github #oss

Is the Future of AI Local? | Tom Bedor's Blog

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:00:32 +0000

If they can gain parity with hosted alternatives, local open source models have a compelling value proposition: fast, private, and free. This possibility has not gotten much attention: no one stands to get mega-rich from them. But the threat to current leaders is a potent one.

Tags: #ai #llms #local #oss

AI and Trust - Schneier on Security

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 23:53:54 +0000

A public model is a model built by the public for the public. It requires political accountability, not just market accountability. This means openness and transparency paired with a responsiveness to public demands. It should also be available for anyone to build on top of. This means universal access. And a foundation for a free market in AI innovations. This would be a counter-balance to corporate-owned AI. We can never make AI into our friends. But we can make them into trustworthy services—agents and not double agents. But only if government mandates it. We can put limits on surveillance capitalism. But only if government mandates it.

Tags: #ai #government #llms #models #oss #politics #public

Deciphering Glyph :: The Next Thing Will Not Be Big

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 19:33:44 +0000

So, please design your open source libraries, applications, and services to run on smaller devices, with less complexity. It will be worth your time as well as your users’.

Tags: #future #local #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

Self-Hosting for Everyone: A Beginner-Friendly Guide to Hosting Your Own Services

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 19:07:58 +0000

A growing number of people are discovering that hosting their own services - from a personal cloud to a blog or social platform - is empowering, surprisingly affordable, and a brilliant way to learn how the internet actually works.

Tags: #diy #oss #selfhosting

About KeePassXC’s Code Quality Control – KeePassXC

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 19:41:40 +0000

So please, be skeptical of AI. But also be skeptical of human strangers as we are to you. If our AI policy toppled your trust in us, ask yourself why you trusted us (or anyone) in the first place. You don’t know us, you trust our reputation, and we earned that by building a stable product, which we will continue to do. You have our full commitment that we will not integrate any AI features into KeePassXC, and we will not merge any code (human or AI) without tests and thorough review. We have high standards; please continue holding us to them, but let’s have a rational and informed conversation.

Tags: #ai #codegen #llms #oss

Making Video Games in 2025 (without an engine) - Noel Berry

Mon, 19 May 2025 21:31:44 +0000

When I share stuff I'm working on, people frequently ask how I make games and are often surprised (and sometimes concerned?) when I tell them I don't use commercial game engines. There's an assumption around making games without a big tool like Unity or Unreal that you're out there hand writing your own assembly instruction by instruction.

Tags: #gamedev #linux #oss

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

We Need Open Hosting Platforms

Tue, 21 Aug 2018 21:35:15 +0000

I don’t want to be an entrepreneur! Hell, that’s even more of a pain in the ass than giving stuff away.

Tags: #hosting #imported:pinboard #openweb #oss #webdev

Why I'm Switching (Back) to Firefox - campaul [dot] net

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:23:07 +0000

Firefox today reminds me of Firefox when I first discovered it. Mozilla has once again delivered a technically superior product while completely respecting my rights as a user. Firefox is freedom.

Tags: #browser #browsers #chrome #firefox #freedom #imported:pinboard #oss #to:fb

Why I'm Switching (Back) to Firefox - campaul [dot] net

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:23:07 +0000

Firefox today reminds me of Firefox when I first discovered it. Mozilla has once again delivered a technically superior product while completely respecting my rights as a user. Firefox is freedom.

Tags: #browser #browsers #chrome #firefox #freedom #oss #to:fb

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