The threat to open source comes from within
Wow. I totally disagree also. Here's why: https://x.com/bgurley/status/1719470499242078478?s=20... See more
The old ideals of free flow of, access, and sharing of information that propelled the open movement in the early 2000s are ill-equipped to address the challenges of the modern internet related to the surveillance and profiling of users and the add-based business model of companies that dominate the internet landscape. Because of the evolution of th... See more
Zuzanna Warso • Openness and digital human rights – Open Future
And in the end, OpenAI doesn’t matter . They are making the same mistakes we are in their posture relative to open source, and their ability to maintain an edge is necessarily in question. Open source alternatives can and will eventually eclipse them unless they change their stance. In this respect, at least, we can make the first move.