r/linux • u/Unhappy-Sprinkles143 • 10d ago

Fluff Open-Source Guru: AI Ends Closed-Source Software

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Open-Source-Guru-Raymond-AI-Ends-Closed-Source-Software-11480690.html
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u/RoomyRoots 10d ago

And puts out hundreds of shitty copies who will have to fight for people attention and a maintainer to care enough to learn to identify fixes that break shit. AI did more damage to the FOSS maintenance than the lack of funds.

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u/RoomyRoots 10d ago

Yeah, many people don't want to feed the beast or have some jerk clone their stuff and change the licensing.

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u/RoomyRoots 10d ago

I removed all of my repos when I found out they were one of those GitHub made public they were being used for training. I even filled their form but I know it was useless. So now I host my own Forgejo instance.

I am still convinced the net value of AI on the human part of FOSS was negative.

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u/userrr3 9d ago

I am still convinced the net value of AI on the human part of FOSS was negative.

ftfy

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u/franky_reboot 9d ago

Oh no, absolutely not. It's a net positive, living today has been better than ever. The challanges have always been there, AI only accelerated things both bad and good, just like how Covid did for remote work/school.

I'd argue it's the next them in the evolution of the human race, but I know people don't like hyperboles that much.

It's indeed harder to maintain FOSS this way but you could see for yourself even Linus Torvalds didn't reject it outright.

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u/userrr3 9d ago

AI only accelerated things both bad and good, just like how Covid did for remote work/school.

The only thing I can agree with with your statement that I didn't ask for is that yes, AI is indeed kinda like Covid. Fuck AI.