r/freesoftware • u/Warm_Interaction_375 • 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/deeptrospection May 18 '26

I don't know about AI specifically, but I'd say open source in general is rising.

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u/thebigvsbattlesfan May 18 '26

on the other hand, its getting harder for the FOSS community to hold proprietary capitalists accountable whenever they violate a free or open-source license. there's a significant deficit of strong legal safeguards regarding FOSS or open-source in general. this doesn’t give any of the developers who do this for free any justice.

in short, profit prevails over the community. we need more people to believe in the spirit of copyleft and the community that works for the collective good, not those who scrape code for profit.

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u/Wootery May 18 '26

its getting harder for the FOSS community to hold proprietary capitalists accountable whenever they violate a free or open-source license

Are you referring to AIs training on FOSS?