What was your experience?
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Shut up and take my money!
#ai #software #opensource #fail #omg #wtf #economy #finance #money #news
♲ anonymiss - 2024-10-02 05:56:58 GMT
This #AI #Startup "Copied" an #OpenSource Project and Got Half a Million #Dollar #Funding by Y Combinator
source: news.itsfoss.com/pearai-contro…
It could be harsh to say that it was just CTRL+C → CTRL+V. However, even, when you are forking a project, and copying something, doing it better really matters. And, I don't think they have fared well here.
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This #AI #Startup "Copied" an #OpenSource Project and Got Half a Million #Dollar #Funding by Y Combinator
source: https://news.itsfoss.com/pearai-controversy/
It could be harsh to say that it was just CTRL+C → CTRL+V. However, even, when you are forking a project, and copying something, doing it better really matters. And, I don't think they have fared well here.
#news #technology #software #fork #foss #floss #money #finance #startup #economy #fail #problem #omg #wtf
Unlike #cyberpunk which relies on future tech, and #steampunk which is stories centered around tech we used to think might work, #solarpunk is based mostly on tech we have right now, that those in power refuse to quickly implement as they are beholden to those who wish to make the world a cyberpunk hellscape.
Because of this, solarpunk as an artistic genre is only a tiny part of what it means to be solarpunk as we can if we put the effort in actually LIVE solarpunk.
Living solarpunk involves us to do the following:
1. Build and learn how to maintain a sustainable community
2. #Urbanism through political advocacy and increasing our own use of #publictransit and #micro-mobility devices.
3. Waste/energy/ #consumption reduction( #degrowth )
4. #DIY / #upcycling
5. Urban #gardening and #food forestry
6. #Righttorepair
7. Community cooking/sharing/bulk investment
8. Community #freecycling
9. Digital freedom. Using #FOSS based server social media, clouds storage and software to reduce costs and advertising
10. Create Solarpunk art and telling the story of a future that could be as opposed to the #doomer mindset that causes us stress
This is what my new youtube/peertube channel will be about and I have around 8 scripts written up already, but I have to make sure I'm not forgetting anything, not forgetting explanations and reasons for things and make sure I'm making them as simple as easy to understand.
Once I complete explaining point number one, this will become a collaborative channel, with many people involved just like how solarpunk has to be. We can't do all of these things on our own, the only way to make this work is if we are all involved and connected to ensure no one slips through the cracks.
Microsoft has finally cracked the code. Copyleft is no more.
#copilot #github #microsoft #software #copyright #gpl #copyleft #freedom #meme #code #fail #nerd #humor #ai #just4fun #violation #opensource #foss #floss
Nobody believes me. I wrote an essay about how we can live together in a meaningful way and learn from each other despite the many nations, cultures and religions. And all this without giving up our own identity. And the crazy thing is, it wasn't my idea. I just wrote it down the way I was taught and the way it is inevitable if we want to survive as the #human race.
HERE --> https://undeadnetwork.de/bookstack/books/radical-enlightenment-a-world-of-open-sources-translation
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Kelsey Hightower: If governments rely on FOSS, they should fund it
Acclaimed engineer Kelsey Hightower, who stopped coding for money in 2023, remains an influential figure in the world of software, and he’s proposing something that might stir up the open source community.
Funding open source is an ongoing hot topic. During a chat at Civo’s recent Navigate event, Hightower joked with us how companies were happy to spend big on cloud subscriptions but tended to skimp when it came to paying a comparatively token amount for open source.
Open source developers, however, require reimbersement, and Hightower has some interesting ideas on how that could be accomplished. “I think we have all got a little complacent,” he tells The Register.
It’s true that much of the open source that is used by governments, are often essential, otherwise they’d be paying an arm and a leg for some commercial cloud subscription. It’s important, not only to ensure getting some support, but to also ensure that the software is kept up to date and continues to receive support into the future.
Some governments do actually contribute already if I think of some examples from France, Germany, and the EU itself. FOSS software being used is not just the glossy front-ends that users see, it is often the essential plumbing holding the wide area networks together, or keeping the storage and databases going. In many cases, I’m pretty sure that CEOs are not even aware of how much open source software is used in their organisations.
See theregister.com/2024/09/19/kel…
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Heads up! FOSDEM 2025 is the 1st and 2nd of February next year! #fosdem #OpenSource #foss fosstodon.org/@fosdem/11315851…
Just once I'd like a project lead to not appear to have affinities for, adjacency with, or be a full blown right wing techbro. JFC. Pale Moon Browser seems to suffer that fate as most others. #rant #foss #firefox #PaleMoonBrowser mozilla.social/@183231bcb@tran…
