3 ms·
This is the way. Just make sure the project is using a copyleft licence such as ODbL (as used by OSM) or GPL (as used by GNU/Linux and other software projects).
by globular-toast 3y ago
This is the way. Just make sure the project is using a copyleft licence such as ODbL (as used by OSM) or GPL (as used by GNU/Linux and other software projects). Corporations will take as much as they can and give back as little as they can, as a rule.
Someone in the OSM community coined the term "crowd serfing" to describe stuff like contributing to Google Maps for free.
- harkinian 3y agoSeems Microsoft got away with training Copilot on a lot of GPL'd code, though.
- johnnyanmac 3y agoLawsuits incoming then? If they aren't already happening. That France ruling from not too long ago should deter many companies from ignoring such licenses.
- harkinian 3y agoThey're happening, but it's not as clear cut as Microsoft ignoring the license. GPL doesn't say anything about AI explicitly. Personally I think Microsoft is in the wrong anyway.
- rchaud 3y ago> GPL doesn't say anything about AI explicitly. The tech industry is just a regulatory arbitrage play these days.
- walterbell 3y agoThe better to contaminate your code with, my dear.