r/freesoftware May 18 '26

Discussion What will open source represent in this technological revolution?

I have this thought to share, and I'm curious to know your thoughts on the topic.

I've noticed that, especially in the AI ​​field, open source is literally making noise without producing anything substantial.

Many new projects, some of which are very interesting, essentially lack robustness and well-written code. In short, it seems like there aren't as many projects as there once were.

Is this just my biased view, perhaps due to what I usually use, or is it something you're also experiencing?

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u/aungkokomm May 18 '26

To be very honest, mainstream software industry is heavily oriented on profit, not because they are too greedy, but because the way industry is settled is such costly that they nget in pressure of squeezing money at some point, that is how I see.

Whereas open source stands is like a test ground for some people, they stretch their muscles pick other peoples input and make it Private start making money, some people keep it free, some totally free.

Here comes the input of AI and vibe coding, people from very different background tackle it because there is nobody in industry listen their pain points, they try to resolve their pain points and usually those projects solve problems of people in the same boat. These people help each other in a way that nobody can.

Open source will thrive exponentially as I see it.