Just seeing the list here: https://codeberg.org/small-hack/open-slopware
I don't know what to think about it, many incredible open-source projects went downhill, some worse than others, full AI permission usage and some of them even advertise AI providers on README.md. I'm even using many of them myself.
Even the good guys are falling, I'm not sure what to think about it. Am I overreacting maybe?
You might think, that's fine, not a big deal, some of them just allow AI usage, but not AI generated code, but for how long? If you allow use of AI for anything the tendency is that you'll be even more open about it in the future.
List of projects that personally draw my attention or I use eventually:
- Firefox: not unexpected, but still, I had hope on Mozilla bring more tech awareness on mainstream
- Spaceship prompt: I use this on my terminal for customization, why'd you need AI for such a simple project?
- VLC: just sad
- curl: sad x 10
- Vim: sad x 20
- zoxide: they literally promoting AI providers in the README, such a simple tool as well, why?
- CoMaps/Organic Maps/OsmAnd: the few ones providing a good alternative to Google Maps
- Element: that's literally the most used client for Matrix I guess?
- Python: I thought they were the good guys as well
- Lemmy: unexpected, code of conduct says it's allowed
- Linux: the final boss, unbelievable
Is there any hope at all? Or am I just overreacting?
Sorry to be that idealist, but open-source used to mean something, not just the word. It used to be a symbol, people who stand for something. But now? It feels dirty. I don't care if AI will do an excellent job, it still [insert all dozens of issues behind AI use here that I'm tired of repeating].
For idealists this is a hard time indeed, but isn't it always?
true because fundamentalists are always hiding a secret doubt
le carre
this is comforting
Exactly, it was a long death, but in the end open-source fell victim to capitalism and capitalisation.
AI and Rust* are just the final nails in the coffin.
*I mean the weird link between Rust and MIT here.
It feels dirty in your opinion, because you’re making “AI hate” part of your personality.
Perhaps judging software you can’t even write yourself is not something you should be spending a lot of time on.