Open Source is About to Undergo Substantial Change
Open source communities are facing an existential crisis as AI and agentic systems reshape the landscape. With code generation tools flooding the market, traditional notions of value and collaboration are crumbling. If we fail to adapt our governance models, we risk empowering monopolistic forces that threaten the very essence of open source innovation.https://osenetwork.com/2025/12/07/open-source-is-about-to-undergo-substantial-change/
We start #RSECon25 with a Keynote of @AmandaBrock ( @openuk ).
She has published Open Source Law, Policy and Practice (available free at https://academic.oup.com/book/44727 ) and it's also translated to 官话.
#SOOCON26 will be happening on 3-4 Feb 2026 https://stateofopencon.com/
Following the #OpenSourceDefinition as by @osi , says on points 5. and 6. that no discrimination between users or uses (including commercial)
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I've had concerns for a while about the direction the #OSI has been going with AI for a while. The publishing of the #OSAID weakens the #OpenSourceDefinition.
I'm not a member but the definition does require community participation in terms of the licences we choose and how we advocate for Open Source.
The recent board elections showed a disturbing pattern of obfuscation. We need to be able to trust Organisations that are meant to safeguard what Open source is.
Interesting thread about EDPB opinion on AI and building LLMs on folks posts.
I feel the @osi should have considered these things with their broken #OpenAI definition that undermines the #OpenSourceDefinition
But being in such a rush to define it, I suppose stuff like meaningful consent gets in the way of projects like #OpenAI goals.
I'm never going to forgive the OSI for doing that. There was time, it would have been better to insist the training models be open.
Using the term "open source" - a response to everything!
https://peertube.futo.org/videos/watch/229204e8-af1b-4904-8f72-04cf9ac9cc2b
Great write up by Stephen O'Grady: Why Open Source Matters.
Astute observation that most of the time those who want to change the definition, or argue it doesn't matter, come from companies behind single vendor projects and are likely the same folks who are trying to sell you something 👀
https://redmonk.com/sogrady/2023/08/03/why-opensource-matters/
